[Local anesthesia in inguinoscrotal pathology].

Surgery, requiring the use of general orotracheal anaesthesia, has been the traditional treatment for many inguino-scrotal conditions. Over a number of years a gradual implementation of an alternative procedure consisting in the adoption of locoregional anaesthetic techniques has taken place, allowing to shorten hospital stays with the subsequent benefit for both the society at large, due of lower costs, and the patient through avoidance of general orotracheal anaesthetics and a faster discharge and return home. Based on these premises, 54 procedures were performed (16 inguinal varicocelectomies, 6 transinguineal orchiectomies, 21 hydrocelectomies, 3 spermatic cord cyst removals, 6 orchidopexy and 2 orchiectomies in patients diagnosed with testicular torsion). Our results demonstrate that this is an excellent technique which allows a ruled surgical procedure well tolerated by the patient and which allows to perform surgery without need of hospital stay.