Re: Dilatation instead of pvp?

I don't mean to beat a dead horse -- and dilatation might well be a
dead horse -- but these comments leave some room for further inquiry.
Dr. Sancha counts out balloon dilatation. But this is only one method
of dilatation. What of others?

The other posting indicates that dilatation might be painful, but then
anesthesia comes into play.

My questions are influenced by discussion on the prostate cancer list,
where dilatation is discussed as a useful procedure that must be
repeated from time to time. An overall evaluation of dilatation vs PVP
would involve assessing this need for repetition with the former
against the possible damage done by any kind of surgery.

Jesse

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