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پروستاتکتومی
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Also known as prostatectomies

Prostatectomy (from the Greek , 'prostate' and , 'excision') is 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.

Key facts

Medical intervention.Name
Prostatectomy
Medical intervention.Image
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Medical intervention.Caption
Anatomy of the prostate
Medical intervention.ICD9
–
Medical intervention.MeshID
D011468

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Research

53,578 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
ectomy
Subclass of
ectomy
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Commons category
Prostatectomy
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