Bladder pillar block anesthesia for urethral dilatation in women.
This report describes an adaptation of the bladder pillar block anesthetic technique for use during routine urethral dilatation for treatment of the urethral syndrome or urethral stenosis in women. Only 10% of patients experienced sufficient discomfort to require cessation of dilatation prior to reaching a calibration of 38 F.
D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods; D004106:Dilatation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D014525:Urethral Stricture / Q000628:therapy*; D001743:Urinary Bladder