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retropubic

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retropubic /ret·ro·pu·bic/ (ret″ro-pu´bik) posterior to the pubic arch.


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Besides, the continence rates 1 year after RALP reach over 90 percent in most of the large, single-centre prospective studies - results at least comparable to the open radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP).
Western Medical Treatment All the patients in this study had undergone retropubic radical prostatectomy, were being treated with androgen ablative therapy, and/or had undergone a bilateral ochiectomy.
The operation is usually performed as a retropubic prostatectomy, in which access is achieved through the lower abdomen, or a perineal prostatectomy, in which access is gained through the perineum which lies between the scrotum and the anus.
 
 
 
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