Expert: JM Starkman, MD - 7/12/2009

Question
My 14 months old is getting ready to have a VCUG done under sedation. They said they were using a local. My question is I have a Asthma attacks with any kind of anestheia does she run the risk of having this problem and if so should she have a general or a local. Which is better to use with the condition?

Answer
If your daughter has had a problem with asthma, then the anesthesiologist sedating her for her VCUG will be in a position to determine what, in any, precautions are necessary for her at the time this study is done.  If she, personally, has no asthma history then I don't imagine any thing other than what is normally utilized at the center you've chosen would be indicated in completing the VCUG.

"Better" is a patient-specific term; what is better should really be considered on an individual basis after a thorough history is made available and the urologist's and/or radiologist's needs are taken into account.