Pediatric office procedures.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-1988
Abstract
The practice of pediatric urology has changed much during the last 25 years. Procedures that were once done only on inpatients are now done as ambulatory cases, comprising more than 60 per cent of all surgery. This trend has continued, with even more cases being done as office procedures. These consist of circumcision, meatotomy for stenosis, lysis of labial adhesions, and meatal dilatation after hypospadias repair. If an operation is done with attention to detail, it can be completed with minimal complications, although, as evidenced with circumcision, those that do occur can carry significant morbidity and even cause death. The primary limiting factor for performing procedures in the office is the comfort of the patient. The procedure, by necessity, has to entail minimum pain and great ease in obtaining hemostasis and requires a cooperative patient and family. Therefore, even as the number of operations performed on an out-patient basis increases, there are a finite number of cases suitable for the office.
Volume
15
Issue
4
First Page
715
Last Page
723
ISSN
0094-0143
Published In/Presented At
Clair DL, Caldamone AA. Pediatric office procedures. Urol Clin North Am. 1988 Nov;15(4):715-23. PMID: 3055622.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
3055622
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article