“Do you get anesthesia for a bladder biopsy?”
I will have a bladder biopsy. Do you get anesthesia for a bladder biopsy?
3 Answers
AnesthesiologistAnesthesiologist
Yes, local anesthesia though the glans Pennis. It is an office procedure. The Urologist insert a scope thru the Pennis after the local anesthetic and take the biopsy. You are awake at all time. You could feel some discomfort but not pain. it is a quit procedure. Thank you.
Phillip DeChristopher
Pathologist | Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine
If the biopsy is part of a cystoscopy done by a Urologist, anesthesia may not be necessary. But this is an "invasive" procedure, and it would depend on the nature of the biopsy.
Natasha E. Kelly
Surgeon
Yes, conscious sedation. It’s very painful.
