When John noticed blood in his urine, he consulted his doctor and was quickly referred to a urologist. (John is a composite character, based on the experiences of real-life patients.) John was ...

Fluorescence-guided cystoscopy, using 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) or its hexyl ester, hexaminolevulinate 5-ALA (Hexvix ® [HAL], Photocure, Oslo, Norway), improves the detection of bladder tumors ...

As such, close surveillance with cystoscopy and cytology following ... Assistant Professor of Urology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.

Cystoscopy is the reference standard for bladder cancer detection, and is also used to monitor patients with a history of the disease. The procedure is, however, invasive, and some patients find ...

It is now being performed at Musgrove Park Hospital. Dr Sanjit Das ... in a bladder tumour at their regular surveillance cystoscopy appointment, a biopsy will be taken there and then.

Diagnostic flexible cystoscopy is a routine procedure performed in outpatient clinics and hospitals under local anesthetic: at least 220,000 took place in 2004–2005. Significant bacteriuria ...