What type of instrument is used to dilate the male urethra before a cystoscope is performed?

a. Hagar dilator
b. Straight sounds
c. Van Buren sounds
d. Uterine sounds


ANS: C
Van Buren sounds are curved metal sounds used in males to dilate the urethra.

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