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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Credit: Shutterstock. The highest percentage of unused medications (70%) was seen for cystectomy, which was the most invasive surgery; the lowest percentage of unused medications was seen for ...

Accurate documentation of lesions during transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) is essential for precise diagnosis, treatment planning, and follow-up care. However, optimizing schematic ...