Treatment Choice - Treatment Choice | Compare Prices | Find Hospital | A cystoscopy is a medical procedure used to examine the inside of the bladder using an instrument called a cystoscope.<br/>A cystoscope is a thin, fibre-optic tube that has a light and a camera at one end. It is inserted into the urethra (the tube that carries urine out of the body) and moved up into the bladder.<br/>The camera relays images to a screen where they can be seen by the urologist (specialist in treating bladder conditions).<br/>There are two types of cystoscope:<br/>flexible cystoscope – a thin, flexible tube used when the only purpose of a cystoscopy is to look inside your bladder<br/>rigid cystoscope – a thin, straight metal tube used for passing small surgical instruments down through the cystoscope to remove a tissue sample or carry out treatment<br/>Most cystoscopies are performed as outpatient procedures, so you'll be able to go home on the same day.