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Percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizotomy in a patient with an implanted cardiac pacemaker
Deidre A Sun1, Lynn Martin, Christopher R Honey
1*Department of Anaesthesia and †Division of Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Canada.
Anesthesia and Analgesia
|November 25, 2004
Abstract:
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation is a frequently used treatment for trigeminal neuralgia. Radiofrequency is another potential source of electromagnetic interference to implanted cardiac pacemakers. Our patient had a permanent pacemaker and underwent the procedure without incident.
