title: Endoscopic polypectomy for pacemaker patients.
abstract: Endoscopic polypectomy using high frequency voltage is contraindicated in patients with cardiac pacemakers. Recently, highly advanced pacemakers have enabled us to perform endoscopic polypectomy on these patients by taking appropriate cautions. We successfully removed 10 colonic polyps and one gastric polyp in patients with pacemakers by endoscopic polypectomy. No complication and dysfunction of the pacemaker occurred before, during or after the polypectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Physiology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanigawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tezuka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohtsubo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagataki
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy