title: [Local anesthesia in inguinoscrotal pathology].
abstract: Surgery, requiring the use of general orotracheal anaesthesia, has been the traditional treatment for many inguino-scrotal conditions. Over a number of years a gradual implementation of an alternative procedure consisting in the adoption of locoregional anaesthetic techniques has taken place, allowing to shorten hospital stays with the subsequent benefit for both the society at large, due of lower costs, and the patient through avoidance of general orotracheal anaesthetics and a faster discharge and return home. Based on these premises, 54 procedures were performed (16 inguinal varicocelectomies, 6 transinguineal orchiectomies, 21 hydrocelectomies, 3 spermatic cord cyst removals, 6 orchidopexy and 2 orchiectomies in patients diagnosed with testicular torsion). Our results demonstrate that this is an excellent technique which allows a ruled surgical procedure well tolerated by the patient and which allows to perform surgery without need of hospital stay.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: López Cubillana
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hita Rosino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Asensio Egea
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rigabert Montiel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prieto González
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cerdán García Esteller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez Albacete
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002648:Child; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000601:surgery*; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D012611:Scrotum
vernacular_title: Anestesia local en patología inguinoescrotal.