%A Anoop K. Gupta %J Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal %T Lead Extraction: "Drag Through" Technique %X The goal of extraction techniques of chronic pacemaker and defibrillator leads is to present an approach that is successful in extracting all leads and minimizes or eliminates complications. To extract a chronically implanted intravascular device, the device must be separated from the encapsulating inflammatory tissue. Three ablation techniques are currently used: mechanical, laser and electrosurgical. %N 4 %K pacemaker lead extraction; femoral drag through %P 95-96 %E Balbir Singh %E Yash Lokhandwala %E Johnson Francis %E Anup Gupta %V 2 %D 2002 %I Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Group %L cogprints4296