Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
open prostatectomy
o·pen pros·ta·tec·to·my [ oh-pen pros-tuh-tek-toh-mee ]
Definitions related to open prostatectomy:
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A surgical procedure in which an enlarged prostate is removed through an incision in the abdomen.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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An operation to remove part or all of the prostate gland through an incision in the lower abdomen or perineum (the area between the anus and scrotum). An open prostatectomy may be done to remove an enlarged prostate gland in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or as a treatment for prostate cancer.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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