Case report of a large lipoma discovered intraoperatively in a chronically irritated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator pocket.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The implantation of cardiac implantable electronic devices is a globally established therapy to treat cardiac arrhythmias with low complication rates. Apart from technical problems, however, complications can arise from the implanted material. This can lead to bleeding, infections, or chronic irritation of the generator pocket, resulting in swellings, seromas, perforations, or fistulas. However, the cause of tissue changes is not always clear, and therefore, we would like to report on a rare tissue degeneration diagnosed in a patient.

Case summary

After a history of ventricular fibrillation, a 46-year-old patient received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for secondary prevention. Six years later, the generator pocket swelled without evidence of infe

SUBMITTER: Burger H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257792 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature