Cystoscopy and ureteroscopy are diagnostic or therapeutic procedures, usually performed by urologists, or doctors who specialize in diseases of the urinary tract. These procedures use endoscopes to ...

A cystoscopy is a procedure that involves inserting a tool into the urethra and up into the bladder to examine these organs. The tool is a cystoscope — a thin, flexible instrument with a light and a ...

Your doctor will discuss with you what type of cystoscopy you're having. The flexible cystoscope has optic fibres inside it, a light and camera attached to it. Because it's flexible it can bend around ...

A cystoscopy is a test to check the health of your urethra and bladder. You might also hear it called a cystourethroscopy or, more simply, a bladder scope. It’s an outpatient test, which means you can ...

Doctors do not typically use a cystoscopy to detect or diagnose prostate cancer, but it may reveal abnormalities in the prostate or signs of cancer in the bladder and other areas of the urinary tract.

Five hospitals in England and Wales have switched to urine test, rather than invasive hospital procedure ...

Blue light cystoscopy reduces bladder cancer recurrence risk by 38% compared to white light cystoscopy, as shown in the BRAVO study. The BRAVO study used real-world data from 626 veterans, confirming ...

If an older patient undergoes general anesthesia, cardiac complications are possible. One urologist forgot that, to his regret. Dr. Y, age 57, is an experienced general urologist who practices at a ...

The presence of blood cells in urine is a sign of bladder cancer. Because aspirin blocks platelets from forming harmful blood ...

Lower urinary outflow tract obstruction in a fetus may be associated with various developmental abnormalities. The obstruction may result from a number of pathologies, including urethral atresia or ...