Editing Cystoscopy (section)

== Other animals ==

Cystoscopy has similar indications in animals, including visualisation and biopsy of mucosa, retrieval or destruction of urinary bladder stones and diagnosis of ectopic ureters.<ref name="pmid26002795">{{cite journal | vauthors = Morgan M, Forman M | title = Cystoscopy in dogs and cats | journal = The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Small Animal Practice | volume = 45 | issue = 4 | pages = 665–701 | date = July 2015 | pmid = 26002795 | doi = 10.1016/j.cvsm.2015.02.010 | department = review }}</ref><ref name="pmid21801049">{{cite journal | vauthors = Childress MO, Adams LG, Ramos-Vara JA, Freeman LJ, He S, Constable PD, Knapp DW | title = Results of biopsy via transurethral cystoscopy and cystotomy for diagnosis of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder and urethra in dogs: 92 cases (2003-2008) | journal = Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association | volume = 239 | issue = 3 | pages = 350–6 | date = August 2011 | pmid = 21801049 | doi = 10.2460/javma.239.3.350 }}</ref><ref name="pmid20632793">{{cite journal | vauthors = Smith AL, Radlinsky MG, Rawlings CA | title = Cystoscopic diagnosis and treatment of ectopic ureters in female dogs: 16 cases (2005-2008) | journal = Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association | volume = 237 | issue = 2 | pages = 191–5 | date = July 2010 | pmid = 20632793 | doi = 10.2460/javma.237.2.191 | doi-access = free }}</ref>

In [[turtle]] and tortoises, cystoscopy has additional value as it permits the visualisation of internal organs due to the thin [[urinary bladder]] wall.<ref name="pmid26336001">{{cite journal | vauthors = Di Girolamo N, Selleri P | title = Clinical Applications of Cystoscopy in Chelonians | journal = The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Exotic Animal Practice | volume = 18 | issue = 3 | pages = 507–26 | date = September 2015 | pmid = 26336001 | doi = 10.1016/j.cvex.2015.04.008 }}</ref> In young individuals in which [[sexing|sex determination]] would not be feasible by visualisation of external morphologic features, this technique permits noninvasive visualisation of gonads, and therefore sex determination.<ref name="pmid23725439">{{cite journal | vauthors = Selleri P, Di Girolamo N, Melidone R | title = Cystoscopic sex identification of posthatchling chelonians | journal = Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association | volume = 242 | issue = 12 | pages = 1744–50 | date = June 2013 | pmid = 23725439 | doi = 10.2460/javma.242.12.1744 }}</ref>