Northumbria Healthcare
NHS Foundation Trust
Flexible Cystoscopy
A patient guide to an
examination of the bladder
Issued by the Urology Department
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The doctor or nurse will talk to you and ask you to sign a
consent form, giving your permission for the examination to
take place, showing you understand what is to be done and
confirming you wish to proceed. You may have already been
asked to complete this at your first assessment appointment.
If you have any questions, please ask before signing the
form.
• A nurse will give you a gown to put on.
Just before the start of your cystoscopy you will be asked to
• go
to the toilet and give a fresh specimen of urine.
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When the bladder is empty there are folds in the lining. Sterile
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water
is put into the bladder through the cystoscope to stretch the
lining. This makes it easier to see. You may feel that you want to go
to the toilet and this can cause some discomfort. If this becomes
too painful tell the doctor or nurse and they will stop. The doctor or
nurse may suggest that you have the examination repeated under
a general anaesthetic. This makes it easier to inspect the lining of
your bladder.
What else may be done?
If necessary the doctor can take specimens (biopsies) from the
bladder lining, through the cystoscope.
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Review date: December 2016