This is an inspection of the bladder and the urethra using a cystoscope. There are two types of cystoscope: Rigid: A solid telescope which has a light and a separate channel to allow other ...

AUA annual meeting featured the 4 th annual IBCG Bladder Cancer Forum evaluating common problems and controversies in bladder cancer, moderated by Dr. Bernard Bochner, with a debate between Drs. Sia ...

Three abstracts were presented from Photocure's U.S. Blue Light Cystoscopy with Cysview Registry, a large multicenter bladder cancer patient registry of real-world data, established by Photocure ...

Bladder cancer is diagnosed by cystoscopy, a procedure in which the urologist passes a lighted telescope through the urethra into the bladder and looks directly at the inside lining of these ...

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 ...

The positive predictive value (PPV) for Bladder EpiCheck was 67.4%, with a negative predictive value (NPV) for both overall and HG disease of 99.6%. WLC demonstrated a PPV of 74%, an NPV of 96.3%, and ...

Cystoscopy is performed after a few weeks of radiochemotherapy to assess the response rate. If any residual disease (macro- or microscopic) remains, bladder preservation is aborted by cystectomy.