Pacemaker implantation site neuralgia treated with lidocaine patches: case report

Severe chronic pacemaker pocket pain neuralgia is a rare complication of implanted pacemakers, and may require surgical management. Etiology of this disease is unknown, many theories, however, have been postulated. This paper analyzes one successful case, managed with lidocaine patches, and reviews...

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Autor Principal: Espinosa, Jairo; Clinica Marly
Otros Autores: Rueda, Juan David; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Rosseli, Diego; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: eng
Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2011
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Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/vnimedica/article/view/16136
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Sumario: Severe chronic pacemaker pocket pain neuralgia is a rare complication of implanted pacemakers, and may require surgical management. Etiology of this disease is unknown, many theories, however, have been postulated. This paper analyzes one successful case, managed with lidocaine patches, and reviews the literature