radical retropubic prostatectomy

prostatectomy /pros·ta·tec·to·my/ (pros″tah-tek´tah-me) excision of all or part of the prostate.

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radical prostatectomy  removal of the prostate with its capsule, seminal vesicles, ductus deferens, some pelvic fasciae, and sometimes pelvic lymph nodes; performed via either the retropubic or the perineal route.

radical retropubic prostatectomy  radical prostatectomy through the retropubic space via a suprapubic incision.

suprapubic transvesical prostatectomy  removal of the prostate through a suprapubic incision and an incision in the urinary bladder.

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radical retropubic prostatectomy,

radical prostatectomy through the retropubic space via a suprapubic incision.