Bladder biopsy

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Bladder catheterization, female

Bladder catheterization, male

Female urinary tract

Male urinary tract

Bladder biopsy

Overview

Risks

Results

Bladder biopsy

Alternative Names:

Biopsy - bladder

What the risks are:

There is some risk of urinary tract infection.

There is slight risk of excessive bleeding or rupturing of the bladder wall with the cystoscope or during biopsy.

Special considerations:

A small amount of blood is usually passed in the urine shortly after this procedure. If the bleeding continues after the third time you urinate, contact your health care provider.

Contact your health care provider if you have pain, chills, or fever or if your urine output is lower than usual (oliguria).

Review Date: 7/28/2004
Reviewed By: Scott M. Gilbert, M.D., Department of Urology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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