Optical urethrotomy using topical anesthesia

A series of 28 patients with urethral strictures less than 2 cm length underwent 32 visual optical internal urethrotomy under local urethral anesthesia with lidocaine. The procedure was completed successfully in 26 of 28 (92.9%) patients. Among these 25 of 26 (96%) patients reported mild pain. Visua...

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Published in:International urology and nephrology 2007-01, Vol.39 (2), p.511-512
Main Authors: Altinova, Serkan, Turkan, Sadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesia, Local
Humans
Middle Aged
Urethra - surgery
Urethral Stricture - surgery
Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male - methods
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Summary:A series of 28 patients with urethral strictures less than 2 cm length underwent 32 visual optical internal urethrotomy under local urethral anesthesia with lidocaine. The procedure was completed successfully in 26 of 28 (92.9%) patients. Among these 25 of 26 (96%) patients reported mild pain. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used for the evaluation of pain. All the patients were followed up for at least 6 months. Visual optical internal urethrotomy is a minimal invasive and successful procedure for short (
ISSN:0301-1623
1573-2584
DOI:10.1007/s11255-006-9046-0