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