Christopher K. Payne, MD
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Office bladder distention with electromotive drug administration (EMDA) is equivalent to distention under general anesthesia (GA).
BMC Urol. 2005: 14
Bladder distention is commonly used in diagnosis and treatment of interstitial cystitis (IC). Traditionally performed in the operating room under general or spinal anesthesia (GA), it is expensive and associated with short term morbidity. Office bladder distention using electromotive drug administration (EMDA) has been suggested as an alternative that is well tolerated by patients. We report the first comparative findings of patients undergoing both office distention with EMDA and distention in the operating room (OR) with GA.
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