Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of local anesthesia and sedation in ureteroscopic interventions and to compare the results with other kinds of anesthesia. Methods: 107 ureteroscopic interventions have been done to 99 renoureteral units involving 77 patients under different kinds of anesthesia. Results: 45 of 107 procedures were performed under general anesthesia,11 under spinal/epidural anesthesia, and 51 using local anesthesia and intravenous sedation. The overall success rate was 90%. The failure rate was 18% for the procedures undertaken using local anesthesia. Conclusion: Local anesthesia in ureteroscopic interventions may be considered as a first choice because of almost similar success rates to other kinds of anesthesia; is has a low morbidity and low cost.