Bladder cancer is among the more common cancers encountered in the veteran population and use of blue light cystoscopy has improved the detection and treatment of the cancer in the VA population, ...

A simple urine test can more than halve the number of cystoscopies necessary to follow up high-risk bladder cancer patients, new research has found. Cystoscopies involve inserting a flexible probe ...

Cystoscopy was the most common procedure performed among all other urology endoscopy procedures in 2009, says the analyst of the research. However, it was the rigid cytoscope segment that generated ...

Joseph Banno, MD, a board-certified urologist and founder of Peoria (Ill.) Day Surgery Center and past chairman of the American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, suggests ASCs should consider ...

Cystoscopy without the aid of urinary markers is the most cost-effective strategy for detecting recurrence of non-invasive bladder cancer, according to researchers. In a study that examined five ...

ORANGEBURG, N.Y., May 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vision-Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSCI) announced today the introduction by Stryker Corporation ("Stryker") of the new line of EndoSheath Cystoscopy ...

A new urine test could spare bladder cancer survivors from a painful follow-up procedure needed to ensure their cancer hasn't come back, researchers report. People who've gotten surgery for high-risk ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Using a tool to classify patients' infection risk and providing education and systems-level changes in the urology department safely reduced prophylactic antibiotic use around ...

Cystoscopy remains an essential diagnostic procedure in urology, yet it is frequently associated with discomfort and pain that may compromise patient compliance and overall procedural experience.

A specialized urine test can detect bladder cancer by as much as three to six months earlier than an invasive cystoscopy procedure. Specialists at Skyline Urology, based in Los Angeles, Ca, USA, are ...

What goes through a person’s mind with a cancer diagnosis? In addition to the feeling of shock and disbelief, myriad questions swirl, including, “Will the doctors get it all?” In the case of ...