By having the tumor removed in this manner, you will avoid the additional pain, discomfort, cost, and longer hospital stay of an operation performed with an open cut through your abdomen. There are some risks when you have general anesthesia. Discuss these risks with your doctor. A regional anesthetic may not numb the area enough and you may feel some minor discomfort. Also, in rare cases, you may have an allergic reaction to the drug used in this type of anesthesia.
Regional anesthesia is considered safer than general anesthesia.
The bladder could be damaged. If you are in a lot of discomfort, you may not be able to pass urine. Rarely, the muscle around the urethra may be damaged during this operation. This could make it difficult for you to control urine flow. Rarely, a scar may form inside the urethra and cause it to become narrow.