noun
definition
The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland.
Examples of prostatectomy in a Sentence
Likewise the median age for men undergoing radical prostatectomy over the last 20 years has dropped.
Dundee One surgeon performing open radical prostatectomy; radical radiotherapy - external beam 50 gray in 20 fractions; brachytherapy referred to Edinburgh.
Case history Mr B was recently referred to the continence advisory service by his general practitioner, following recent radical prostatectomy.
Surgery - in an operation called a prostatectomy, the whole prostate gland is removed.
All patients underwent salvage radical prostatectomy and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy following irradiation failure.
In approximately 5% of cases, a retropubic prostatectomy is performed.
Men assigned to surgery underwent transurethral prostatectomy within two weeks.
Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy improves visualization of the anatomy, benefiting surgeons.
From all the options available to me, I selected radical prostatectomy, which was carried out a week later at the London Clinic.
All patients should have their continence audited at one year following a total prostatectomy.
For an open prostatectomy, access to the prostate gland is gained through an incision in the lower abdomen.
Radical prostatectomy is surgery to remove the prostate gland.