Flexible Cystourethroscopy: Advantages and Limitations

Dr, Webb; Mr, Butler; Jm, Fitzpatrick

doi:10.1159/000463823

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“…All patients in our study opted for same day flexible cystoscopy. The acceptability of the procedure was similar to that reported by Webb et al [8] and Flannigan et al [9]. The procedure was well tolerated except in two patients where a cystoscopy under general anaesthesia was required.…”

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Same day diagnostic service for new cases of haematuria – a District General Hospital experience

German

1994

British Journal of Urology

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Same day diagnostic service for new cases of haematuria – a District General Hospital experience

German

1994

British Journal of Urology

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“…annual review check cystoscopies). This was reflected in the low incidence of pathology requiring a further general anaesthetic cystoscopy, compared with other reports of flexible cystoscopy (Webb et al, 1984;Fowler, 1988). We feel, however, that despite these differences between the 2 groups, some valid conclusions can still be drawn from the results.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Flexible fibre-optic cysto-urethroscopy under local anaesthesia is established as a practical and economic alternative to traditional rigid cystoscopy under general anaesthesia (Clayman et al, 1984;Fowler et al, 1984;Webb et al, 1984;Fowler, 1988). A recent report has revealed the excellent tolerance of the technique and the preference for local anaesthesia by the majority of patients (Flannigan et al, 1988).…”

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Morbidity Following Cystoscopy: Comparison of Flexible and Rigid Techniques

Denholm

Conn

Newsam

et al. 1990

British Journal of Urology

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Recent reports on the value of local anaesthetic flexible cystoscopy have emphasised excellent tolerance and preference for the technique over general anaesthetic rigid cystoscopy. However, no study has yet compared the post-operative morbidity rates of these procedures. Tolerance, preference and post-operative symptoms in 100 patients undergoing local anaesthetic flexible cystoscopy were compared with those in 100 patients undergoing general anaesthetic rigid cystoscopy. On initial questioning, 89% of patients found flexible cystoscopy painless and 92% expressed a preference for the same procedure on a future occasion; 98 patients who underwent flexible cystoscopy and 87 who underwent rigid cystoscopy returned a questionnaire on symptoms 1 week after the procedure. The incidence of post-operative symptoms was 33% following flexible cystoscopy and 76% following rigid cystoscopy. Patients in both groups who were undergoing check cystoscopy had a lower incidence of morbidity than those undergoing cystoscopy for other reasons. The results suggest that flexible cystoscopy was well tolerated and preferred by most patients. The morbidity associated with the procedure was also significantly less than that associated with rigid cystoscopy under general anaesthesia.

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“…Few authors thought at the time that the fiberscope would replace the rigid scope; however, we should mention that the fiberscope has its limitations, especially in heavy bleeding, as it is usually not possible to identify the ureteric orifices 8,9…”

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ABC of flexible cystoscopy for junior trainee and general practitioner

Kadi¹,

Menezes²

2011

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Introduction:Flexible cystoscopy is a diagnostic procedure usually performed under local anesthesia and has been used in the outpatient setting since the 1980s.Methods:We performed an electronic search of MEDLINE® and the Cochrane Central Search Library between 1990 and 2010. Duplicate references were removed. One reviewer extracted the publications relevant to general clinical practice.Results:MEDLINE search using the MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) words “flexible” and “cystoscopy” revealed 274 titles, and there were 42 titles in the Cochrane Central Search Library. However, interestingly, only 13 published papers addressing the clinical practice of flexible cystoscopy in the English literature were identified.Conclusions:Flexible cystoscopy is a real revolution in the field of diagnostic urology.

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Flexible Cystourethroscopy: Advantages and Limitations

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Same day diagnostic service for new cases of haematuria – a District General Hospital experience

Same day diagnostic service for new cases of haematuria – a District General Hospital experience

Morbidity Following Cystoscopy: Comparison of Flexible and Rigid Techniques

ABC of flexible cystoscopy for junior trainee and general practitioner

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