Prostatectomy

Prostatectomy (from the Greek prostates, “prostate”, combined with the suffix -ektomē, “excision”) as a medical term refers to the surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland. This operation is done for benign conditions that cause urinary retention, as well as for prostate cancer and for other cancers of the pelvis.

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