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It may be difficult at times to differentiate an object which is loose in the bladder from one attached to the bladder wall. Calcareous deposit upon a tumor, for example, may be mistaken for a stone in the bladder. Sloughing tissue may be loose or attached to a tumor. A foreign body such as a gauze sponge or a spicule of bone may project into the bladder, but be firmly fixed in the bladder wall. Differentiation may be accomplished by moving the object with the beak of the cystoscope, or with a ureteral catheter or other instrument passed through the cystoscope. An attempt may be made to manipulate the inner end of the cystoscope to the other side of the object. When the material in question is lightweight the distending fluid, as it runs in through the cystoscope, moves it.
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Barnes, R.W., Bergman, R.T., Hadley, H.L. (1959). Abnormal bladder contents. In: Endoscopy. Handbuch der Urologie / Encyclopedia of Urology / Encyclopédie d’Urologie, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86571-8_10
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