Der Urologe. Ausg. A
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Der Urologe. Ausg. A · May 1984
[Blockade of the obturator nerve in transurethral electroresection of urinary bladder tumors].
Stimulation of obturator nerve during transurethral electroresection causes violent adductor muscle contraction, and is a major cause of inadvertent bladder perforation. General anesthesia with muscle relaxants is often required when the bladder tumor is in the area where the obturator nerve passes in close proximity to the inferolateral bladder wall. ⋯ We herein describe the technique and results of local obturator nerve blockade. Use of neutracer and pole needle makes the obturator nerve block a completely reliable, safe and easy procedure.