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surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland

surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland

Complete or partial surgical removal of the prostate. Three primary approaches are commonly employed: suprapubic - removal through an incision above the pubis and through the urinary bladder; retropubic - as for suprapubic but without entering the urinary bladder; and transurethral (TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE).

Removal of part or whole of prostate gland.

Surgical removal of the prostate or of a part of it.

Removal of a portion of the prostate. [Gr.]