00:01 cystoscopy is a procedure that allows 00:04 your doctor to examine the lining of 00:06 your bladder and urethra with a 00:08 minimally invasive scope equipped with a 00:10 tiny lens by allowing your doctor to 00:13 view the interior of the urethra bladder 00:16 and the openings of the ureters a 00:18 cystoscopy may reveal the following 00:21 conditions an unusual growth such as a 00:24 polyp sister tumor a stone in or near 00:28 the bladder chronic inflammation or 00:31 infection a stricture or narrowing of 00:34 the urethra enlargement of the prostate 00:37 gland or ulcers in the bladder wall a 00:41 cystoscopy is usually performed in a 00:43 sterile procedure room in our clinic 00:45 your doctor will begin by applying a 00:47 local anesthetic to numb the area once 00:50 the area is numbed he or she will gently 00:53 insert the tip of a cystoscope into the 00:56 urethra and slowly advance it up into 00:58 the bladder the end of the cystoscope 01:01 contains a light source and lenses which 01:04 project images through an eyepiece and 01:06 onto a video screen by introducing a 01:10 clear sterile solution your doctor will 01:13 expand the bladder he or she will 01:16 carefully examine the lining of the 01:18 bladder and urethra by looking through 01:20 the eyepiece on the cystoscope as well 01:23 as by viewing images projected onto the 01:25 video screen 01:27 when your doctor is finished the scope 01:29 will be removed your doctor can tell you 01:32 what was seen immediately after the test 01:34 if a biopsy was taken results are 01:38 usually available in a few days this 01:40 procedure usually lasts about two to ten 01:43 minutes more advanced procedures may 01:46 require an outpatient surgical setting 01:47 at the University of Virginia using 01:49 general anesthesia for our patients 01:53 living in rural Southwest Virginia 01:55 we offer clinics at the wise health 01:57 wagon Hilton in wise Virginia on a 01:59 quarterly basis the unit is equipped to 02:02 perform Telesis Tosca P whereas 02:04 cystoscopy images obtained and Y's are 02:07 transmitted to our team of experts in 02:09 Charlottesville for diagnosis and 02:11 recommendations for further treatment 02:16 [Music]