Editor's note: All but one of the instruments depicted in this brief survey of the development of the cystoscope are in the collection of the William P. Didusch Center for Urologic History, the ...

A cystoscopy is a test to check the health of your urethra and bladder. You might also hear it called a cystourethroscopy or, more simply, a bladder scope. It’s an outpatient test, which means you can ...

A cystoscopy is a procedure that involves inserting a tool into the urethra and up into the bladder to examine these organs. The tool is a cystoscope — a thin, flexible instrument with a light and a ...