[Transurethral resection of the prostate under local transurethral anesthesia. Apropos of 18 cases]

The authors have used this method in 14 patients with a total of 18 transurethral resections under local anaesthesia. This technique is reserved for patients unsuitable for general anaesthesia or loco-regional anaesthesia and in whom prostatic resection is essential. The mean mass resected is 10 g, but with experience, it should be possible to resect 20 to 30 g. The technique is simple and the results are comparable to those of standard transurethral resections, apart from the fact that these patients are usually particularly elderly or fragile subjects.