title: Flexible urethrocystoscopy in nephrological investigation.
abstract: Flexible urethrocystoscopy under local anaesthetic was performed on 100 patients as part of their nephrological investigations. This was carried out by a nephrologist, obviating the previous practice of referral to a surgical colleague for rigid instrumentation under general anaesthetic. A pathological diagnosis was made in 69 patients with flexible urethrocystoscopy alone; 17 patients required subsequent rigid cystoscopy to obtain or confirm a diagnosis. Thirty-four patients had normal examinations and of these 13 underwent renal biopsy for diagnosis. Considerable savings in theatre time, man-hours and anaesthetic risk to the patients were made without compromising diagnostic accuracy or patient wellbeing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal Medicine, Princess Mary's Hospital, Royal Air Force Halton, Aylesbury, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bateman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Morgans
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Rainford
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020684:Cystoscopes; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis