SPERMATIC CORD BLOCK FOR SCROTAL SURGERY

This study analyses 25 cases of spermatic cord blockade for scrotal su rgery (hydrocele, spermatocele, tumor of epididymis). The spermatic co rd was infiltrated, after identification of the pubic tubercle, with a mean total dose of 17 +/- 3 ml of a 2 % lidocaine solution not contai ning adrenaline. The scrotal skin was infiltrated separately at the si te of incision. Analgesia was excellent in 22 patients. The duration o f analgesia was 82 +/- 33 min. No adverse effects occurred. It is conc luded that the blockade of the spermatic cord is a convenient anaesthe sia technique for testicular surgery.