title: Percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizotomy in a patient with an implanted cardiac pacemaker.
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.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Anaesthesia and †Division of Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Canada.
authors.forename: Deidre A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Honey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D019990:Perioperative Care; D019051:Rhizotomy; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000601:surgery