Cystoscopy ("cysto")
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Lithotripsy (ESWL)     
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Prostate Biopsy      
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Ureteroscopy
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Vasectomy 
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Preliminary Information:

1. Ureteroscopy is a minimally invasive means of assessing the ureter (the tube transporting urine from the kidney down to the bladder) & is a procedure most commonly done for kidney stones that have come part of the way down this tube, but not quite to the bladder. There are other reasons to do the procedure such as small tumors in the upper urinary system or narrowings of this tube.

2. The procedure is done under either general or spinal anesthesia & as such the usual pre-anesthesia instructions apply, such as nothing to eat or drink for 8 hrs. prior to procedure & holding blood thinning medicines like aspirin (for 7 days prior to procedure if possible) and coumadin (for 4 days prior to procedure if possible).

3. Most patients can go home the same day, but this has to be with someone that can drive you. Occasionally patients will have to stay overnight.

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