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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Using a tool to classify patients' infection risk and providing education and systems-level changes in the urology department safely reduced prophylactic antibiotic use around ...

If a diagnosis of TCC of the bladder is suspected, urinary cytology followed by white-light cystoscopy of the bladder is performed. Although white-light cystoscopy is reliable in the detection of ...

Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer is labor intensive and costly to manage. Owing to long-term survival rates and life-long monitoring and treatment, it is the most expensive cancer to manage in ...

Two new studies presented at the American Urological Association 2017 annual meeting clearly show that blue light cystoscopy offers a significant advantage over white light cystoscopy identifying ...

(StatePoint) When John noticed blood in his urine, he consulted his doctor and was quickly referred to a urologist. (John is a composite character, based on the experiences of real-life patients.) ...