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.
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 ...
FDG PET-CT imaging in assessing interim response to neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy (NAC) in muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC): A prospective study. Real-world treatment and quality of ...
—Sharon Waisbrod, MD, discusses a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective and retrospective studies published over an 11-year period that evaluated the prevalence of cancer in patients with ...
A simple urine test can more than halve the number of cystoscopies necessary to follow up high-risk bladder cancer patients, new research has found. Cystoscopies involve inserting a flexible probe ...
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 ...
Enhanced cystoscopy at the time of cystectomy and in the outpatient surveillance setting increases detection of high-grade NMIBC. The use of enhanced cystoscopy both in the operating room at the time ...
Dr Sarita Naik (Narang) is a superspecialist urogynaceologist & vaginal surgeon in Mumbai. She earned her MBBS with a gold medal in 2003 from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University. She was ...
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 ...