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Lidocaine as a topical anesthetic for bladder biopsies
J B Thrasher1, N E Peterson, C F Donatucci
1Department of Surgery, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.
The Journal of Urology
|June 1, 1991
Abstract:
The use of lidocaine as a topical anesthetic in bladder biopsies is described. Lidocaine was used in 7 patients undergoing random bladder biopsies and serum lidocaine levels were measured 7 to 10 minutes after instillation. Adequate pain control was noted in each patient with negligible serum lidocaine levels even in the face of denuded bladder mucosa.