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Transurethral Instillation Procedure in Adult Male Mouse
Published on: November 2, 2017
Use of a Schelin catheter for transurethral intraprostatic anesthesia (TUIA) prior to iTIND procedure
Silvia Secco1, Alberto Olivero2, Mattia Longoni3,4
1Department of Urology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy. silvia.secco@ospedaleniguarda.it.
Background/Objectives:
Endorsing the principles of minimal invasiveness in benign-prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) surgery, we conducted the first evaluation of transurethral intraprostatic anesthesia (TUIA) using Schelin catheter® (SC) prior to iTIND positioning.
Subjects/Methods:
Of 23 patients enrolled, 11 (48%) received TUIA via SC whereas the remaining underwent standard anesthesia protocol. Pain was assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS).
Results:
No differences between cohorts were observed for pain during the device implantation and removal. Conversely, significantly lower median VAS scores were reported at 24- (1.0 vs. 3.0) and 48- (1.0 vs. 2.5) hour follow-up favoring TUIA.
Conclusions:
SC TUIA offers effective pain control during iTIND procedures, supporting its use in outpatient settings.
