Andrological surgery under local anesthesia

Abstract

– This work describes the authors’ experience with 454 patients operated under local anesthesia for andrological related diseases. Only six patients had side effects: 5 crises of stimulation of the vagus and 1 interruption of the operation due to pain. The authors conclude that local anesthesia is not only safe and well tolerated by the patient, who returns to his normal acitivity much quicker, but is also economical with regard to health care costs.