Talk:Cystoscopy

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Hey Ed! Read this!

This article is edited down from the public domain NIH Publication No. 01-4800, at http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/kidney/pubs/cystoscopy/cystoscopy.htm

especially the bit that says:

This e-text is not copyrighted. The clearinghouse encourages users of this e-pub to duplicate and distribute as many copies as desired.

Oops! Sometimes my protective instincts verge on paronoia, eh?

Sorry for being such a prick :-) --Ed Poor

[edit] Post-cystoscopy pain

I have performed about 6000 flexible cystoscopies. While some patients have post-procedural dysuria, most are fine. Thus I have made the changes to reflect this. Jfbcubed 09:45, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

I've edited it again, removing someone's comment about men getting post-procedural bladder spasms. It happens sometimes, but not commonly, and not solely in men. The one-line comment was unhelpful and inaccurate. Jfbcubed 20:38, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

I thought this piece sounded like it was written by a urologist. Of course you guys don't want it known that a cystoscopy without general anesthesia is the closest thing to legalized gang rape there is. A valium will definitely not be sufficient. If you just look at the photograph of the scope at the beginning of the article, you can see that it will not fit without forcing into most normal urethras. You know, the whole point of Wikipedia is for this kind of information to be included, whether it offends the profession or not. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Godofredo29 (talk • contribs) 14:54, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

I would disagree with the above comment, anyone who is having to force a fexible cystoscope through is not competent to be wielding the instrument. If it doesn't fit the options are gentle dilation with urethral sounds or a GA procedure with an optical urethrotomy or similar if needed. Euanagreen (talk) 18:16, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Opening is clumsy

Someone should try to edit the lead so that it flows better. I'll do it if I get the chance. I'm a medical writer, I would prefer that an MD do it..Scott Adler 18:58, 11 September 2007 (UTC)