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Strictly Follow the Index With This Cystourethroscopy Example

Published on Wed Nov 11, 2020

Question: A patient with interstitial cystitis presented to the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) for a cystoscopy with hydrodistension. After undergoing general anesthesia, the urologist inserted a cystoscope into the urethra for visualization of the bladder and a urethral stricture. The surgeon filled the bladder to 400 cc and subsequently drained it, repeating the process again once over. Following drainage of [...]
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