Urethral dilatation and intubation which pain

Usually, urethral dilation is more painful than urethral catheterization. The details are analyzed as follows:

urethral dilation is mainly used to treat urethral stricture, and the process may be painful. Because the stricture or obstruction needs to be overcome during dilation, a certain amount of force is required at this time, which will cause pain. Moreover, under special circumstances, local anesthetic drugs are not used during urethral dilation, and the pain is more obvious at this time. Urinary catheter insertion is generally painful during insertion, but there will be no pain later, and most patients can tolerate it. Therefore, consider urethral dilation is more painful than urinary catheter insertion.