title: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in a patient with complete atrioventricular heart block.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, CHU de Nancy-Braboia, Vandoeuvre, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pertek
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Haberer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hubert
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative