Open AccessA randomized clinical trial comparing intracorpus spongiosum block versus intraurethral lignocaine in visual internal urethrotomy for short segment anterior urethral strictures
Author(s) -
Deepak Biswal,
Bastab Ghosh,
Malay Kumar Bera,
Dilip Kumar Pal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.184901
Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , randomized controlled trial , urethrotomy , urethra , corpus spongiosum , surgery , lidocaine , anesthesia , catheter , urethral stricture
The primary objective was to compare the effectiveness in pain relief of intracorpus spongiosum block (ICSB) versus intraurethral topical anesthesia (TA) using 2% lignocaine jelly for performing visual internal urethrotomy (VIU) for short segment anterior urethral strictures.