Abstract
La neuralgia luego de la implantación de un marcapasos es una complicación rara que, muchas veces, requiere manejo quirúrgico. La etiología es desconocida; sin embargo, se han postulado diferentes teorías. Este artículo describe un caso exitoso de manejo médico con parche de lidocaína, y se hace una revisión del tema.
Highlights
Severe chronic pacemaker-pocket pain is a relatively infrequent late complication (
We present the successful treatment of one patient with lidocaine patches, a much less aggressive and less costly approach
Neuromodulation for the symptomatic therapy of various disorders is an universally accepted therapy standard. This treatment implies the implantation of electrodes placed in the spinal epidural space or in diverse deep brain nuclei, and of a pulse generator (PG) that delivers electric current to the aforementioned structures to produce clinical control
Summary
Severe chronic pacemaker-pocket pain is a relatively infrequent late complication (
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