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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).
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- Prostatectomies
- Prostatectomy, Retropubic
- Prostatectomy, Suprapubic
- Prostatectomies, Retropubic
- Prostatectomies, Suprapubic
- Retropubic Prostatectomies
- Retropubic Prostatectomy
- Suprapubic Prostatectomies
- Suprapubic Prostatectomy
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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- National Library of Medicine. Prostatectomy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011468. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011468
- Prostatectomy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostatectomy
- Prostatectomy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1765251