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/ɹɪˈsɛktəskəʊp/ · noun
(surgery) A hollow and flexible surgical instrument typically inserted through the urethra or vagina, used for performing a biopsy or resection at the level of the prostate, uterus, or urinary bladder..
If there is much fibrosis or sclerosis of the bladder neck, a resectoscope may be used to take a few “bites” of this tissue in much the same manner that a transurethral resection is done on the male prostate.
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Resectoscope means (surgery) A hollow and flexible surgical instrument typically inserted through the urethra or vagina, used for performing a biopsy or resection at the level of the prostate, uterus, or urinary bladder..
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If there is much fibrosis or sclerosis of the bladder neck, a resectoscope may be used to take a few “bites” of this tissue in much the same manner that a transurethral resection is done on the male prostate.
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