Harvesting buccal mucosa graft under local infiltration analgesia--mitigating need for general anesthesia

Urology. 2008 Sep;72(3):675-6. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.04.047. Epub 2008 Jul 10.

Abstract

For buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty, nasal or oral endotracheal intubation anesthesia is used for harvesting the graft from the oral cavity. A technique of graft harvesting under local anesthesia using 2% lidocaine solution with adrenaline (1:200,000) is described. This method requires a cooperative patient but saves the morbidity of general anesthesia.

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia, General*
  • Anesthesia, Local*
  • Epinephrine / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Lidocaine / administration & dosage
  • Lidocaine / therapeutic use
  • Mouth Mucosa / surgery*
  • Organ Transplantation / instrumentation
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures*
  • Transplants
  • Urethra / surgery*
  • Urethral Stricture / surgery*

Substances

  • Lidocaine
  • Epinephrine