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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While there is a small risk that some cancer may be left behind after treatment, focal therapy also has the benefit of minimizing risks for erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence, which are both potential side effects of radical prostatectomy.
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Charlie Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
Tewari was involved in the first robotic prostatectomy (with his mentor, the professor Mani Menon) in 1999 and has since completed over 9000 robotic radical prostatectomy surgeries.
—Neha Mukherjee, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
Think of prostate cancer surgery and what likely comes to mind is a radical prostatectomy, which is an operation to remove the entire prostate gland along with the seminal vesicles that produce semen.
—Charlie Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
Last year, researchers reported that 1,379 men treated with focal therapy or radical prostatectomy had similar cancer outcomes after five years of follow-up.
—Charlie Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
Pelvic pain: Research has found that nearly 24% of people with chronic pelvic pain syndrome reported pain during ejaculation.4 Post-radical prostatectomy: This prostate cancer treatment surgically removes the prostate.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 1 June 2023
Some evidence suggests that 9% to 33% of people have painful ejaculation after radical prostatectomy due to nerve damage during surgery.4 Scarring and nerve damage: Scarring of the vas deferens, or the tube that carries sperm out of the testes, and nerve damage may cause painful ejaculation.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 1 June 2023
It’s generally accepted that prostatectomy can be delayed for six months to a year, so the men who waited were not harmed, the researchers wrote in their paper, published Thursday in JAMA Oncology.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 22 July 2021
By the same definition, people who need prostatectomies to treat prostate cancer could also be denied treatment.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
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Charlie Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
Tewari was involved in the first robotic prostatectomy (with his mentor, the professor Mani Menon) in 1999 and has since completed over 9000 robotic radical prostatectomy surgeries.
—Neha Mukherjee, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
Think of prostate cancer surgery and what likely comes to mind is a radical prostatectomy, which is an operation to remove the entire prostate gland along with the seminal vesicles that produce semen.
—Charlie Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
Last year, researchers reported that 1,379 men treated with focal therapy or radical prostatectomy had similar cancer outcomes after five years of follow-up.
—Charlie Schmidt, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
Pelvic pain: Research has found that nearly 24% of people with chronic pelvic pain syndrome reported pain during ejaculation.4 Post-radical prostatectomy: This prostate cancer treatment surgically removes the prostate.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 1 June 2023
Some evidence suggests that 9% to 33% of people have painful ejaculation after radical prostatectomy due to nerve damage during surgery.4 Scarring and nerve damage: Scarring of the vas deferens, or the tube that carries sperm out of the testes, and nerve damage may cause painful ejaculation.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 1 June 2023
It’s generally accepted that prostatectomy can be delayed for six months to a year, so the men who waited were not harmed, the researchers wrote in their paper, published Thursday in JAMA Oncology.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 22 July 2021
By the same definition, people who need prostatectomies to treat prostate cancer could also be denied treatment.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
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1880, in the meaning defined above
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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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