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What is a cystoscope?

What is a cystoscope? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A form of endoscope used to examine the ureter and the bladder.
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Endoscopy revealed prostatic urethral stenosis that precluded advancement of the cystoscope into the bladder.
Some of these early cancers can be destroyed by laser beam or by snipping off the tumour and burning with a hot wire passed through a cystoscope.
Once the end of the cystoscope is in the bladder, sterile water will be passed through it to fill the bladder up and make the whole of the lining visible.
The surgeon obtains a urine sample for culture from the bladder through the cystoscope.
If a stone is lodged in the ureter, a flexible narrow instrument called a cystoscope can be passed up through the urethra and bladder.
Imaging techniques can reveal the anatomy of the pelvic floor and lower urinary tract, and the inside of the bladder can be visualized directly with a cystoscope.

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