Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Nerve block in prostate surgery

B G Tabet1, S Levine

  • 1Department of Anesthesia, St. Luke's Hospital, Bluefield, West Virginia 24701, USA.

The Journal of Urology
|November 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

The risk of stroke after thrombolytic therapy.

The New England journal of medicine·1992
Same author

Effects of repeated maternal separations on the adrenocortical response to stress of preweanling rats.

Physiology & behavior·1992
Same author

Respiratory muscle function and dyspnea in patients with chronic congestive heart failure.

Circulation·1992
Same author

Lung transplantation in a patient with a prior bone marrow transplant.

Chest·1992
Same author

Effect of negative pressure ventilation on ventilatory muscle endurance in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The American review of respiratory disease·1992
Same author

Durability of the reproductive axis in eumenorrheic women during 1 yr of endurance training.

Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)·1992
Same journal

Editorial Comment.

The Journal of urology·2026
Same journal

Editorial Comment.

The Journal of urology·2026
Same journal

Editorial Comment.

The Journal of urology·2026
Same journal

Uro-Science.

The Journal of urology·2026
Same journal

Editorial Comment.

The Journal of urology·2026
Same journal

Editorial Comment.

The Journal of urology·2026
See all related articles

A novel local anesthesia technique for the prostate offers a safe alternative for high-risk patients undergoing prostate surgery. This method provides adequate anesthesia, reducing complications associated with general or spinal anesthesia.

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Anesthesiology

Background:

  • Prostate surgery poses risks for patients requiring general, spinal, or epidural anesthesia.
  • High-risk patients may benefit from alternative anesthetic approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a novel technique for local anesthesia of the prostate.
  • To evaluate its efficacy and safety in patients undergoing prostate surgery.

Main Methods:

  • Local anesthesia of the prostatic plexus with monitored anesthesia care was administered to 40 patients.
  • A suprapubic approach using a spinal needle guided by rectal palpation was employed for lidocaine injection.
  • Procedures included transurethral resection, laser ablation, and electrovaporization.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • The technique achieved adequate anesthesia levels without major complications.
  • All but one patient were successfully discharged without a Foley catheter.
  • No patient deaths were reported.

Conclusions:

  • This novel prostatic anesthesia technique presents significant advantages for high-risk surgical candidates.
  • It offers a safer alternative to general or spinal anesthesia for prostate surgery.