Is instillation of anesthetic gel necessary in flexible cystoscopic examination? A prospective randomized study

Urology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-68

  Kobayashi, Takashi ^a   Nishizawa, Koji ^a   Ogura, Keiji ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; GELLING AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LUBRICATING AGENT; OXYBUPROCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FIBEROSCOPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CYSTOSCOPY; GELS; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; LUBRICATION; PAIN; PROCAINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037258999     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(02)02002-2     Document Type: Article

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