prostate removal
Male organ surgery
Prostate removal is surgical removal of the prostate gland, typically to treat cancer or severe enlargement.
The medical term is prostatectomy.
The procedure can affect urinary control and sexual function: He's recovering from prostate removal.
Sometimes confused with prostrate (lying flat), leading to the common error "prostrate removal."
- prostatectomySurgical gland excision
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- urologistUrinary system physician
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- cancerUncontrolled cell proliferation disease
catheter · incontinence · pelvic floor · Kegel exercises · recovery · robotic · gland · urethra · tumor · PSA · anesthesia · scalpel · hospital · oncologist · second opinion · radiation · benign · malignant
prostate removalwatchful waiting
Monitoring before acting
prostate biopsy · biopsy · needle biopsy · tissue sampling · prostate examination
prostate removalprostate biopsy
Surgical tissue sampling from male gland
diagnostic imaging · prostate exam · observation · non-intervention
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