Subcapsular orchiectomy under local anaesthesia. Technique, results and implications.
One hundred patients with carcinoma of the prostate have been treated by bilateral subcapsular orchiectomy under local anaesthesia over a 5-year period. The indications, technique and results of performing the operation in this way are described. The procedure is simple, effective and well tolerated by the patients.
Desmond
A D
AD
Department of Urology, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool.
Arnold
A J
AJ
Hastie
K J
KJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*