Optical urethrotomy for XXXX under a new local anesthesia: intracorpus spongiosum anesthesia.

@entity1 @entity3303 @entity3832 @entity158
OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility of routinely performing internal urethrotomy for @entity3832 under intracorpus spongiosum anesthesia in an outpatient setting. METHODS: In a consecutive series of 23 @entity1 with @entity3832 , a dosage of 3 mL of 1% @entity3303 was slowly injected into the glans penis. Next, optical urethrotomy was performed immediately with a cold-cutting knife. The effect of this anesthetic technique was evaluated by questionnaire. RESULTS: Internal urethrotomy was successfully completed in all the @entity1 . Twenty-two @entity1 (95.7%) had no @entity158 or discomfort. One @entity1 reported minimal but tolerable discomfort while the tissue above the stricture was being cut. The anesthesia lasted for about 1.5 hours and was very satisfactory without any complications. CONCLUSIONS: Under intracorpus spongiosum anesthesia, optical urethrotomy can be routinely performed in an outpatient setting. With this new local anesthesia, internal urethrotomy is a safe, effective, simple, and inexpensive procedure for treatment of @entity3832 .
