Flexible cystodiathermy can be rendered painless by using 2% lignocaine solution to provide intravesical anaesthesia.
Dryhurst
D J
DJ
Academic Urological Unit, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK. djdryhurst@mds.qmw.ac.uk
Fowler
C G
CG
D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D003972:Diathermy / Q000379:methods*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation*
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D004338:Drug Combinations; C008129:chlorhexidine gluconate, lidocaine drug combination; D008012:Lidocaine; D002710:Chlorhexidine