Cystoscopy URS (Ureteroscopy) is urological surgery procedure performed to examine the urinary tract. Any blockage, injury or infection in the urinary tract can be diagnosed using this surgery. This is a minimal invasive process that results in reducing the time for recovery and healing.
If you have a stone or solid substance lodged in your urinary tract, your doctor may insert a cystoscope through the bladder into the ureter. The ureter is a tube like vessel that passes urine from the kidneys to the bladder. When a cystoscope is used to view the ureters, it is called as a ureteroscope.
With the help of ureteroscope, you doctor can see the solid mass and remove it with a small basket. There is a wire inserted through an extra tube of the ureteroscope, that carries a basket at the end. Your doctor can also use an extra tube in the ureteroscope to extend a flexible fiber that carries a laser beam to break the stone or solid mass into tiny bits. These tiny bits or debris can then exit the body through urine.
Cystoscopy URS can also be used for the following conditions:
Cystoscopy procedure is conducted under regional or general anesthesia. During this process, your surgeon will place the cystoscopy urethra and gently move it into the bladder. Water or saline will flow through cystoscope to fill and stretch out your bladder so that your doctor gets a better view.
Your doctor will leave a stent that keeps the ureter open for drainage. Post Cystoscopy URS surgery, you will have mild burning sensation after you urinate. You will also notice small amounts of blood in your urine. Such situation last for around 24 hours. Call your doctor immediately, if the bleeding or pain does not subside later.