Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in a patient with complete atrioventricular heart block.
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy using a spark gap generator is contraindicated in patients with complete atrioventricular heart block. A case of a patient with such a heart block, who successfully underwent renal lithotripsy, without cardiac pacemaker, is reported.
Pertek
J P
JP
Department of Anesthesiology, CHU de Nancy-Braboia, Vandoeuvre, France.
Haberer
J P
JP
Hubert
J
J
D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative