What Are the Considerations for a Male Cystoscopy?
On the day before male cystoscopy, local cleaning is required. Use clean water or soapy water to clean the local area and maintain hygiene. Before the cystoscopy, it is necessary to empty the bladder to ensure there is no residual urine. Keep calm and avoid excessive tension before the examination. Relevant medical reports for viral hepatitis, HIV, and other diseases must be presented before the examination.
1. If there is acute urinary tract infection, the examination should be postponed until the infection has healed.
2. Stop taking blood-activating drugs such as aspirin and clopidogrel bisulfate before the examination.
3. Patients with underlying diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, and Parkinson's disease can continue their regular medications before the examination to avoid discomfort caused by pain stimuli.
4. Cystoscopy is often used to identify the cause of hematuria, which may occur intermittently in some patients. Therefore, it is recommended to perform cystoscopy during the period when hematuria occurs.
5. Before cystoscopy, patients should carefully consider. If the pain tolerance is low, a painless cystoscopy can be performed. Since the male urethra is relatively long, cystoscopy often causes pain and discomfort. Therefore, painless cystoscopy is now routinely performed. Patients should fast for six hours and avoid drinking water for four hours before the examination.
6. Generally, cystoscopy is performed under local anesthesia. Lidocaine hydrochloride gel can be applied in the urethra to adequately lubricate and anesthetize the anterior and posterior urethra before cystoscopy. The discomfort is not particularly severe and can be tolerated.
