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Female Cystoscope
Image Not Available for Female Cystoscope

Female Cystoscope

Date1990s
Object NameCystoscope
MediumSteel, plastic, glass
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
Dimensions9 x 40 x 56cm (case)
AcquisitionPresented in 2000 by Morag Middleton.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS075209
About MeA cystocscope is an instrument which allows a doctor to visually examine the bladder and urethra. By means of a lens, camera and light the procedure (cystoscopy) a doctor cane examine a patient for signs of tumours, bleeding, obstructions and infections. Instruments can be passed down the tube to carry out limited surgical procedures such as biopsy, removal of stone, clearing obstruction or placing a stent (a small tube) to by-pass an obstruction.


Woodend Hospital (Oldmill Hospital)
C.1980s
Peterhead Cottage Hospital
1950s - 1960s
Probe and Dresser?
Jubilee Hospital
possibly 1936-1940
Cystoscope - Cased
Dr Gray's Hospital
possibly 1936-1940