If cystoscopy is being done for therapeutic reasons, it may be to visualize the bladder or urethra to allow for the removal of small growths and bladder stones or to treat urethral strictures.

In theory, many photosensitizers can be used in bladder cancer ... the disease was detected in 80 by HAL cystoscopy and in 64 by white-light cystoscopy. Ninety-seven per cent of lesions were ...

A cystoscopy (sis-TOS-kuh-pee) is a procedure that lets a urologist view the inside of the bladder and urethra in detail. It is often used to find causes of blood in the urine, incontinence, frequent ...

Painless blood in the urine is the most common symptom of bladder cancer. The diagnosis is suspected when the doctor sees a tumor during an office procedure called a cystoscopy. Bladder cancer is ...

was found to have her IUD puncturing the bladder during a cystoscopy procedure to remove her bladder stones. Transvesical migration of an IUD is an uncommon complication with a high rate of calculi ...

Improved detection rates with fluorescence cystoscopy lead to better management of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer The use of ALA fluorescence cystoscopy to diagnose and treat ...

Diagnostic flexible cystoscopy is a routine procedure performed in outpatient clinics and hospitals under local anesthetic: at least 220,000 took place in 2004–2005. Significant bacteriuria ...

Uses mild electrical pulses to stimulate the nerves and improve bladder function Cystoscopy/Cystourethroscopy. Use of a scope to examine the bladder lining, take biopsies, and find and remove a stone ...

The gold standard for evaluation and diagnosis of new bladder cancer and for surveillance of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) remains cystoscopy. However, as has been clearly ...

The current gold standard for the diagnosis of bladder cancer is cystoscopy, an invasive endoscopic procedure that allows doctors to examine the lining of the bladder and the urethra. The ...

Bladder cancer is diagnosed by cystoscopy, a procedure in which the urologist passes a lighted telescope through the urethra into the bladder and looks directly at the inside lining of these ...

While cystoscopy remains essential for the diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer, its diagnostic accuracy remains highly dependent on the experience and knowledge of the performing clinician. The ...