Introduction. Nowadays, Hexvix (hexyl aminolevulinate HAL) fluorescence cystoscopy represents an increasingly acknowledged diagnostic method for patients with bladder cancer. The aim of our study was to establish the place of this procedure in superficial bladder tumors diagnosis, and to compare it with standard white light cystoscopy (WLC). Material and methods. In December 2007, Hexvix fluore...

Lignocaine gel is an established topical anesthetic agent for cystoscopy in awake patients. We performed a prospective randomized study to evaluate whether cooling the lignocaine gel to 4 degrees C decreases the pain perception during cystoscopy in male patients. Sixty consecutive male patients undergoing rigid cystoscopy were randomized into two groups. Group I received 15 ml of 2% lignocaine ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to determine the incidence of ureteral obstruction during vaginal surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and the accuracy and efficacy of intraoperative cystoscopy. STUDY DESIGN The study was a retrospective review of 700 consecutive patients who underwent vaginal surgery for anterior and/or apical pelvic organ prolapse with universal intraoperative cystosc...

OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of and risk factors for injury to the lower urinary tract during total laparoscopic hysterectomy. METHODS All patients who underwent total laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign disease from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2005, at an academic medical center are included. Subjects undergoing laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy, supracervical hysterec...

INTRODUCTION Standard intra-urethral instillation of anaesthetic gel may not sufficiently exclude pain perception during cystoscopy. AIM To evaluate the impact of the anaesthesia within the posterior urethra on pain intensity related to cystoscopy in men. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and twenty-seven men undergoing cystoscopy were prospectively enrolled in the study. Patients were rando...

Background: The aim of our study is to determine whether flexible cystoscopy (FC) leads less pain perception than rigid (RC).

Background and Aims: There is controversy on change of Prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels after some urological procedures such as cystoscopy. In this study, we evaluated the effect of cystoscopy on PSA levels in patients with urologic diseases. Methods: In a before-after study, 190 patients with urologic diseases such as relapsing urinary tract infection (UTI), urinary incontinency, hematu...

For the patients who visit outpatient clinics due to asymptomatic microscopic hematuria, cystoscopy has been looked upon as rather invasive compared to other diagnostic methods. We tried to elucidate the actual diagnostic value of cystoscopy in the initial evaluation of asymptomatic microscopic hematuria. We reviewed the results of cystoscopic examinations in 213 patients who visited our hospit...