... complaints until the ultimate operation where all the meshes were removed in a single tertiary center. Results: The studied population revealed to be a highly referred one with only 10.2% of the cases implanted at our center. Clinical presentation varied widely with 48.7% referring pain as the chief...

... patients with urachal remnants who underwent LESS from January 2011 to December 2017. The patients’ characteristics, surgical data, postoperative pain, and cosmetic assessment results were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Results: Mean total operative time was 151 min, mean pneumoperitoneal surgery...

...Whi-An Kwon; Jae Whan Lee; Ho Kyung Seo; Tae Hoon Oh; Seung Chol Park; Hee Jong Jeong; Ill Young Seo Objective: Often a sick or an anxious person can experience pain or anxiety relief if another person holds his or her hand. In this study, we conducted investigations to determine whether hand...

.... Conclusion: MIF is involved in urinary symptoms and pain in cystitis, and in the mechanism that prolongs the symptoms of chronic cystitis by involving bladder tissue, and the nervous system. yhkuro@schmc.ac.kr 6 10 2016 9 01 2017 4 2 2017 © 2017 S. Karger AG, Basel 2017...

... ml 2% lidocaine gel followed by PPNB with 10 ml 2% prilocaine. A 10-point linear visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess the pain arising from probe insertion (VAS-1) and prostate sampling (VAS-2). Results: VAS-1 scores were significantly lower in group-I than group-II (1.7 ± 1.9 vs. 3.9 ± 1.5...

...Albert Carrion; Eduardo García-Cruz; Caterina Fernandez; Maurizio D'Anna; Anat Melnick; Lluis Peri; Agustin Franco; Antonio Alcaraz Objective: The study aimed to test the hypothesis that the instillation of lidocaine gel does not reduce the pain related to flexible cystoscopy. Material and Methods...

...Yun Hee Chang; Tae Hoon Oh; Jae Whan Lee; Seung Chol Park; Ill Young Seo; Hee Jong Jeong; Whi-An Kwon Objective: To determine whether listening to music during transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided 12-core needle prostate biopsy decreases anxiety, pain and dissatisfaction among patients and results...

...Haluk Söylemez; Ahmet Ali Sancaktutar; Yaşar Bozkurt; Murat Atar; Necmettin Penbegül; Kadir Yildirim Objective: To describe a cheap, minimally painful and widely usable method for retrieving ureteral stents by using an ureteroscope. Subjects and Methods: Sixty-seven patients with ureteral stents...

...Warren R. McKay Three ways to treat pain from malignancy include modifying the source of pain, interrupting transmission of pain, or altering the perception of pain. This review will discuss agents or techniques used for cancer pain relief through interrupting transmission and altering...

...C. Mahler; F. Keuppens; P. Nowé; P. Van Erps; L. Denis Since Flocks et al. reported impressive responses using diethylstilbestrol-diphosphate in the treatment of advanced prostatic carcinoma, other groups confirmed the significant relief of bone pain in patients previously untreated or in relapse...

... received intrarectal lidocaine gel and 5 ml bupivacaine (0.25%) injected into periprostatic area, and group 4 received lidocaine gel intrarectally and a 5-ml ropivacaine injection (0.25%) in the same location as group 3. Pain levels during and after the biopsy were assessed by using a 10-point linear...

...-prilocaine cream perianally and intrarectally. Pain scores during probe insertion, biopsy procedure, and the overall pain score were assessed. Mean pain scores in each group were compared statistically. Results: In group 1, the mean pain score was significantly higher during probe insertion than that during...

...Sadik Gorur; Kerem Inanoglu; B. Cagla O. Akkurt; Yasar Candan; Ahmet N. Kiper Introduction: To evaluate the effects of periprostatic bupivacaine administration on pain control and analgesic consumption after transurethral prostate resection (TURP). Materials and Methods: The study included 40 male...

... times, reflux time of venous blood and capillary hyperpermeability, and having antioxidant activities. Since varicocele is a venous pathology, we evaluated the effects of MPFF on pain, spermiogram and color Doppler parameters in patients with painful varicocele. Material and Methods: Semen analyses...

...Seung-June Oh; Ja Hyeon Ku; Dae Jung Lim; Seok-Soo Byun; Hyeon Hoe Kim Objective: To investigate patients’ opinions on the degree of pain during shock wave lithotripsy, and the need for analgesics in patients with urinary stone. Methods: A prospective questionnaire study involving subjective pain...

... no local anesthesia. Pain scale responses were analyzed for each aspect of the biopsy procedure with a visual analog scale. Results: There was no difference between the 2 groups in pain scores during digital rectal examination, intramuscular injection and probe insertion. The mean pain scores during needle...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Interstitial cystitis Nociception Bladder Pain Medulla spinalis...