New technique to anesthetize the prostate for transurethral balloon dilation.
Transperineal, digitally guided infiltration of 1 per cent lidocaine solution bilaterally at the base of the prostate gland provides adequate anesthesia for balloon dilation of the prostate; no additional sedation is required.
Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
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D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000628:therapy
D008012:Lidocaine