Intrathecal articaine (off-label use for the time being), chloroprocaine, and prilocaine (the
latter two officially approval in several European countries) remain a very appealing option …

Objective To perform a systematic review of the characteristics and outcomes of conscious
sedation and local anesthesia for various urologic procedures. Urologic care has much to …

Background From 2014–2016, our clinical practice progressively incorporated several male
infertility and andrology procedures performed under local anesthesia, including …

It is unclear whether local anesthesia (LA) is a viable and safe alternative to general
anesthesia (GA) or spinal anesthesia (SA) for microscopic varicocelectomy. As a result, we …

Objective To prospectively assess surgical outcomes, complications, and patient-reported
tolerability of invasive scrotal surgeries under local anesthesia (LA) alone, without sedation …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of Eutectic Mixture of Local Anesthetic (EMLA), a
topical anesthetic cream, in office-based invasive andrological procedures such as …

Objective To prospectively evaluate patient-reported tolerability and surgical outcomes of
urologic procedures with conscious sedation with or without local anesthesia. Administration …

Background Varicocele occurs as a result of dilatation of the pampiniform plexus in the
spermatic veins. In this study, our primary aim was to evaluate the effect of Transversalis …

Background The gold standard to treat varicocele in adolescents is still under discussion.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of trans-scrotal varicocelectomy and show the …

Methods Approval for the study was granted by the Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Faculty of Medicine Clinical Research Ethical Committee (dated February 22, 2016; session …