Local anaesthetic circumcision in adults.
Circumcision is a simple operation often performed under general anaesthesia. In this study, we assessed the suitability of local anaesthesia in 38 adult patients, 79.4% of whom suffered little or no discomfort. Infiltration of local anaesthesia caused moderate pain in 10 patients (29.4%) and severe pain in only one. The circumcision itself caused moderate pain in three patients and severe pain in another three (8.8%); 85% of patients expressed complete satisfaction.
Sobeh
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Department of Urology, Royal London Hospital, UK.
Junaid
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Marsh
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Fowler
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine; D002648:Child; D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D008012:Lidocaine; D002045:Bupivacaine