What is the difference between a Rigid Cystoscopy and TURBT?

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Hi - I wondered what the difference was between a rigid cystoscopy under a general and a TURBT.

My nhs leaflet from the consultant says rigid cystoscopy and indicates recovery hopefully takes a matter of days. BUT but the nurse called it a TURBT. Reading up on this, it says recovery is up to 6 weeks.

They both read as the same procedure though.

Does anyone have any knowledge of this please?