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Ureteral biopsy

The cystoscope enters through the urethra, then the bladder, in order for the guidewire to gain access to the ureter.

Revision

Last reviewed 6/18/2012 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Scott Miller, MD, Urologist in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.

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