Abstract
A 71-year old man with a left ventricular assist device, Jarvik 2000 ( Jarvik Heart, New York, NY, USA), presented with unusual complications. Preoperative positron emission tomography and computed tomography (CT) scan revealed no signs of osteitis, but intraoperative bacterial cultures identified Enterobacter aerogenes. The retroauricular pedestal was completely detached from the temporal bone (Figs 1 and 2). A new retroauricular pedestal was successfully repositioned after the detachment of the first one.
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