“Can you get local anesthesia for a colon biopsy?”
I will have a colon biopsy. Can you get local anesthesia for a colon biopsy?
3 Answers
General anesthesia is preferred. Local anesthesia will be extremely uncomfortable for the patient.
Dr. J. Arthur Saus
Anesthesiologist
I wouldn't recommend getting a colon biopsy with the use of only local anesthesia.
No.
