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Urology - Cystoscopy

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Biopsy

Surgery

Cystoscopy

Kidney Stones

Haematuria

Causes of Prostate Cancer

Diagnosis

Treatment Options

Prostate Brachytherapy

Radical Prostatectomy Surgery

Cryosurgery

Radiation Therapy

Chemotherapy

Hormonal Therapy

Observation - "Active Surveillance"

Other Resources

Reasons For a Prostate Biopsy

What Happens During a Prostate Biopsy?

Before the Biopsy

Results of the Biopsy

Surgery for Cancer

Surgery for BPH

The Procedure

After the Procedure

The Operation

After the Operation

The Procedure

A cystoscopy may be done under local (anaesthetic jelly) or general anaesthetic. A very fine fibreoptic telescope, only a few millimeters in diameter, is passed up through the water passage, viewing the water passage (and the prostate in the male) before entering the bladder. Using a combination of special lenses it is possible to view the entire bladder. We take particular notice of the openings of the kidneys into the bladder (the ureteric orifices) and any unusual changes within the bladder lining.Occasionally changes are encountered in the bladder that are not expected pre-operatively and other procedures such as a biopsy may need to be done - a stone may need to be removed for example.