Urology Health & Knowledge Matters
A flexible cystoscopy is a moveable small, long, fibre-optic tube which has a light and telescope on the end of it. It is flexible so that it can be moved around to explore the inside of the anatomy.
A flexible cystoscopy procedure is performed by a urologist to look inside the bladder to check for abnormalities. [...]
With any operation there is an element of risk and bladder surgery is no different. The bladder surgery complications are mainly associated with those directly connected to the having of surgery and those associated with the bladder surgery.
These are:
Pain
Infection
Bleeding
Pain
With the open or the laparoscopic method of cystectomy or the TURBT there are differing degrees of [...]
Bladder cancer prognosis is best discussed with the urologist as each individual has a unique set of circumstances.
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The treatment of bladder cancer follows two distinct pathways depending on the preliminary diagnosis, Superficial bladder tumour or invasive bladder tumour. All bladder cancer treatments will be thoroughly discussed by the urologist.
Superficial Tumours
Under a general or spinal anaesthetic, most treatment for bladder cancer, the superificial tumours can be removed by a urologist via a cystoscope. [...]
The bladder is a sack inside the body that is part of the urinary system. Its function is to collect urine which comes from the kidneys down two ureters which join to the bladder. The bladder collects urine until it is time to empty. Very simply, the urine comes from the bladder, down through the [...]