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2. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Surgical removal of the prostate, or prostatectomy, is a common treatment either for early-stage prostate cancer or for cancer that has failed to respond to radiation therapy. The most common type is radical retropubic prostatectomy , when the surgeon removes the prostate through an abdominal incision.

3. Transurethral resection of the prostate - Wikipedia

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   A further transurethal method utilizes a robotically-controlled waterjet to remove prostate tissue. Visualization is provided by a combination of cystoscope and transrectal ultrasound methods. This procedure claims risk reduction advantages as a result of being heat free.

4. Prostatectomy - Wikipedia

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   Prostatectomy (from the Greek προστάτης prostátēs, "prostate" and ἐκτομή ektomē, "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 .

5. Surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia - Wikipedia

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   Prostate laser surgery is used to relieve moderate to severe urinary symptoms caused by prostate enlargement. The surgeon inserts a scope through the penis tip into the urethra. A laser passed through the scope delivers energy to shrink or remove excess tissue that is preventing urine flow. [7] Different types of prostate laser surgery include:

6. Alonzo Mourning had surgery to remove prostate following ...

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   Per the American Cancer Society, the risk of prostate cancer rises with age. It's "rare" for men less than 40 years old to have prostate cancer, but the chance of having the disease "rises rapidly ...

7. Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy - Wikipedia

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   There was a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology from Harvard [3] using a national random sample of Medicare patients, showing that patients who had a laparoscopic/robotic radical prostatectomy underwent hormonal therapy in more than 25% of cases after the procedure compared to an open radical prostatectomy [this is usually not necessary ...