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Optical Urethrotomy under Local Urethral Anaesthesia
Author(s) -
GREENLAND J. E.,
LYNCH T. H.,
WALLACE D. M. A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1991.tb15167.x
Subject(s) - urethrotomy , medicine , anesthesia , local anesthesia , general anaesthesia , local anaesthetic , surgery , urethra , urethral stricture
Summary— A series of 46 patients underwent 76 optical urethrotomies under local urethral anaesthesia in the out‐patient clinic; in 70% of patients the strictures were controlled by local anaesthetic urethrotomy alone; 61% felt either no pain or mild pain during the procedure; 72% expressed a preference for local anaesthesia should the procedure have to be repeated and 82% were happy with the result of their treatment. Optical urethrotomy under local urethral anaesthesia produces results comparable to those reported by others using general anaesthesia. If large numbers of patients are to be treated, possibly repeatedly, then out‐patient urethrotomy may result in more efficient use of resources.