Test results Interpretation Because the physician views the area directly through the scope, abnormalities are immediately apparent. Biopsy and urine specimens taken during the procedure are used to confirm a diagnosis. It involves some pain on catheter insertion. There is an increased risk of urinary tract infection because of the trauma caused by the scope. It requires general anesthesia.
Some patients find the procedure embarrassing.
Factors affecting results Failure to fast before the procedure. The next step Treatment can begin. Adapted from The Patient's Guide to Medical Tests by Faculty Members at The Yale University School of Medicine. Copyright 1997 by Yale University School of Medicine and G.S. Sharpe Communications, Inc. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.