Cystoscopy in women- is it painful?
Cystoscopy is most often done on an outpatient basis.
The time interval between check cystoscopies is every three months at first.
For flexible Cystoscopy procedures the patient is almost always alert
and a local anesthetic is applied to reduce discomfort.
Some forms of this medication are also used
to decrease discomfort or pain during certain medical procedures/exams(e.g., sigmoidoscopy, Cystoscopy).
These may include an ultrasound scan or a procedure where a small
thin telescope is passed into your bladder(a Cystoscopy).
A recurrence of a tumour occurs in some cases, and routine check cystoscopies will detect these at an early stage.
A return of a tumour occurs in some cases, and routine check cystoscopies will detect these at an early stage.
If trials are successful, a urine test may become the way to check if a
tumour has returned, rather than having a Cystoscopy.
Currently, the best diagnosis of the state of the bladder is by way of Cystoscopy, which is a procedure in which a flexible tube bearing a camera
and various instruments is introduced into the bladder through the urethra.