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Pain reduction methods during transurethral cystoscopy

open access: yesContemporary Oncology, 2021
Transurethral cystoscopy (CS) is a common urological procedure, performed mostly for diagnostic but also for therapeutic purposes. Although CS is generally well tolerated, some patients describe the pain related to the procedure as high or even ...
Jan Łaszkiewicz   +6 more
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The effect of office based flexible and rigid cystoscopy on pain experience in female patients [PDF]

open access: yesInvestigative and Clinical Urology, 2017
Purpose: Rigid and flexible cystoscopies are both routinely used in female patients. Literature is conflicting whether flexible cystoscopy is less painful compared to rigid cystoscopy.
Niek F. Casteleijn   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing CxBladder to Urine Cytology as Adjunct to Cystoscopy in Surveillance of Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer—A Pilot Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery, 2021
Purpose: Guidelines advocate cystoscopy surveillance (CS) for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) post-resection. However, cystoscopy is operator dependent and may miss upper tract lesions or carcinoma in-situ (CIS).
C. A. Chai   +9 more
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EarlyTect BCD Plus: A urine-based dual site PENK methylation test for risk-based cystoscopy triage in haematuria. [PDF]

open access: yesBJUI Compass
Abstract Objectives This study aims to develop and clinically evaluate EarlyTect BCD Plus, a urine‐based assay measuring two methylation sites of the PENK gene, and to assess its diagnostic performance and clinical utility according to haematuria risk stratification.
Oh TJ   +13 more
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The use of blue-light cystoscopy in the detection and surveillance of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer

open access: yesCurrent Urology, 2022
. Nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer is associated with a high risk of recurrence as well as progression to muscle-invasive disease. Therefore, adequate visualization and identification of malignant lesions as well as complete resection are critical ...
Ellen M. Cahill   +3 more
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Delayed Cystoscopic Follow-up of Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer during the COVID-19 Pandemic may Increase Recurrence Rates but not Progression Rates

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Background: This study aimed to investigate whether there is a difference in recurrence and progression rate before and after the pandemic in patients who applied for bladder cancer and/or were followed-up-treatment-operated in the urology clinic during ...
Yavuz Bastug, Aykut Çolakerol
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing understaging of bladder cancer with the aid of photodynamic

open access: yesJournal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, 2016
Background: The authors evaluated the role of photodynamic cystoscopy in the detection of additional urothelial lesions, mainly carcinoma in situ, that would not be detected solely with white light cystoscopy, leading to disease understaging.
K. Sfetsas, D. Mitropoulos
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of urinary tract injury while performing total laparoscopic hysterectomy and role of cystoscopy

open access: yesAdvances in Human Biology, 2021
Introduction: Total laparoscopic hysterectomy is a common surgical procedure performed by a gynaecological endoscopic surgeon. Urinary tract injuries, though rare, is a serious complication requiring early detection and management.
Sumesh Divakant Choudhary   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Diagnostic Cystoscopy Painful? Analysis of 1,320 Consecutive Procedures

open access: yesInternational Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2014
Objective To prospectively evaluate self-reported pain levels associated with diagnostic cystoscopy. Materials and Methods Patients who underwent diagnostic cystoscopy and subsequently graded their pain level during the procedure were enrolled.
Alexander Greenstein   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flexible Cystoscopy

open access: yesUrologic Clinics of North America, 1988
Flexible fiberoptic technology was first applied to cystoscopy in 1973, with greatly increased usage since 1982. Most procedures formerly performed with rigid cystoscopes can be done using flexible cystoscopes with minimal or no anesthesia. Patient positioning and precystocopy preparation and draping are simplified with the flexible fiberoptic ...
T J, Kennedy, G M, Preminger
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