Cystoscopy in office or outpatient?

10 years 10 months ago #44779 by Hudsongrl
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We learned with husbands uro, who is a uro/oncologist, it is sometimes in the hospital and sometimes in the office. He is very conservative do, and does the first 3 month cysto on everyone as an outpatient hospital procedure. He likes to run dye into the bladder and really take a good look at bladder lining as well as kidneys and ureters. Hubby's 6 month cysto will be done in the office.

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10 years 10 months ago #44778 by rbmc
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Cysto is always an office procedure. You are awake to join in the viewing, and can talk to the doctor.

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11 years 1 month ago #44006 by motomike
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2 in office

I'm 70, retired heat/air contractor. After 4 months of keymo ileal conduit (IC) surgery removed bladder & prostate May 2010

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11 years 1 month ago #43995 by Hudsongrl
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My husband is not T1...he was low grade and ta. I have the pathology report in front of me. And this is just a cysto, not a repeat TURB.

I guess we have to ask more questions as to why it is being done outpatient and why another CT scan??. When I asked the physician's asst. he said this is standard procedure for our doc?

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11 years 1 month ago #43993 by sara.anne
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In my experience, cystoscopy (where they LOOK inside the bladder with a small camera) is normally done in the office. If there is something there that needs a closer look and a biopsy, a TURB (transurethral biopsy) is done under general anesthesia...this would usually be in a hospital outpatient facility. Of course, when anesthesia is involved, all the pre-op tests get done.

My urologist did a CT scan upon diagnosis, and then every two years thereafter.
Yes, a CT scan does involve a lot of radiation, and probably shouldn't be done unless "necessary." This is for you and your doctor to decide.

Sometimes people are a little confused about the differences between cystoscopy and TURB.

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11 years 1 month ago #43987 by Joey
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For my first follow up it was done as an outpatient but that is because the uro wanted to take another biopsy and also removed some stents at that time. I did not have to get a ct scan but since I was put under I did have to have a EKG and blood work. Since that time all my cystos have been in the office with the only requirement that I give a urine sample while at his office prior to the cysto to check for cancer cells.


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