Hydrocelectomy under local anaesthesia in a Nigerian adult population

African Health Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 160-162

  Agbakwuru, E A ^a   Salako, A A ^a   Olajide, A O ^a   Takure, A O ^a   Eziyi, A K ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hydrocele; Hydrocelectomy; Local anaesthesia; Sedation

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; LIDOCAINE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; HYDROCELECTOMY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; NIGERIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEDATION; SKIN INCISION; SPERMATIC CORD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION; AMBULATORY SURGERY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349097906     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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