prostatectomy
noun
pros·ta·tec·to·my
ˌprä-stə-ˈtek-tə-mē 
plural prostatectomies
: surgical removal or resection of the prostate gland
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Austin went in for a prostatectomy, a surgery to treat cancer of the prostate at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, USA Today reported.
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Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
Austin underwent a procedure called a prostatectomy, Walter Reed officials said, in which surgeons remove some or all of the prostate gland.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2024
Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for prostatectomy complications.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
The study found no significant differences in erectile function between patients who underwent radical prostatectomy and radiation with ADT.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a procedure called a prostatectomy to treat it on Dec. 22.
—Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
There’s radical prostatectomy, which is the surgery to remove the prostate gland and the seminal vesicles.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
In other prostate cancer news, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with the disease earlier this month and underwent a minimally invasive surgical procedure called a prostatectomy.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
The doctors said Austin underwent a surgical procedure called a prostatectomy.
—Tara Copp, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2024
Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
Austin underwent a procedure called a prostatectomy, Walter Reed officials said, in which surgeons remove some or all of the prostate gland.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2024
Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for prostatectomy complications.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
The study found no significant differences in erectile function between patients who underwent radical prostatectomy and radiation with ADT.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
Austin was diagnosed with prostate cancer in December and underwent a procedure called a prostatectomy to treat it on Dec. 22.
—Tara Copp, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2024
There’s radical prostatectomy, which is the surgery to remove the prostate gland and the seminal vesicles.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
In other prostate cancer news, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was diagnosed with the disease earlier this month and underwent a minimally invasive surgical procedure called a prostatectomy.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
The doctors said Austin underwent a surgical procedure called a prostatectomy.
—Tara Copp, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2024
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prostatectomy
noun
pros·ta·tec·to·my
ˌpräs-tə-ˈtek-tə-mē
plural prostatectomies
: surgical removal or resection of the prostate gland
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