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What is Radical prostatectomy?
You will have many visits with your doctor and tests before your surgery:Complete physical exam; Visits with your doctor to make sure medical problems, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart or lung problems, are being treated well; You may be asked to stop taking aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), vitamin E, clopidogrel (Plavix), warfarin (Coumadin), and any other drugs that make it hard for your blood to clot.; Ask your doctor which drugs you should still...
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Also known as lrp, ralp, radical retropubic prostatectomy, pelvic lymphadenectomy, prostatectomy - radical, radical perineal prostatectomy, robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
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Radical prostatectomy
During a radical prostatectomy, your surgeon removes the entire prostate and if necessary, the nearby lymph nodes, while trying to spare the muscles and nerves that control urination and sexual function (nerve-sparing techniques). Read more on
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Radical prostatectomy
Radical prostatectomy is surgery to remove all of the prostate gland and some of the tissue around it, to treat prostate cancer. See also: Prostate resection - minimally invasive Read more on
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Radical prostatectomy
Jun 27, 2008 ... A radical prostatectomy is an operation to remove the prostate gland and some of the tissue around it. It is done to remove prostate cancer. Read more on
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Prostate Cancer Treatment - Radical Prostatectomy
Dec 30, 2009 ... Radical prostatectomy is major surgery performed under general or regional anesthesia that removes the entire prostate gland plus some ... Read more on
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Prostatectomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
3.1 Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) ... The most common types of open prostatectomy are radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) ... Read more on
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Radical Prostatectomy | Prostate Cancer Information | UPMC Cancer ...
Radical retropubic prostatectomy is the most common technique for removing the .... The main side effects which may occur with radical prostatectomy are ... Read more on
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Prostate Cancer - Radical Perineal Prostatectomy: eMedicine Urology
Apr 27, 2009 ... Overview: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed nonskin cancer in men in the United States and is the second leading cause of ... Read more on
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Radical prostatectomy definition - Medical Dictionary definitions ...
Mar 7, 2011 ... Radical prostatectomy: A surgery procedure that removes the entire prostate gland ... Definition of Radical prostatectomy Related Articles ... Read more on
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After the Procedure
You may stay in the hospital for about 1 to 4 days. After laparoscopic or robotic surgery, you may go home the day after surgery.
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Description
There are four main types of radical prostatectomy surgery. These procedures take about 3 to 4 hours: Radical retropubic prostatectomy: Your surgeon will make an incision (cut) starting just below your belly button and reaching to your pubic bone. The entire surgery should take 90 minutes to 4 hours.; Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: The surgeon makes several small cuts instead of one big cut. Long, thin tools are placed inside the cuts. The surgeon puts a thin tube with a video camera (laparoscope)...
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Indications
Radical prostatectomy is most often done when the cancer has not spread beyond the prostate gland. Healthy men who will probably live 10 or more years often have this procedure.
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Outlook (Prognosis)
The surgery should remove all of the cancer cells, but your doctor will watch you carefully to make sure the cancer does not come back. You should have regular checkups, including prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood tests.
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Risks
Risks for any surgery are: Blood clots in the legs that may travel to the lungs; Breathing problems ; Infection, including in the surgical wound, lungs (pneumonia), or bladder or kidney; Blood loss ; Heart attack or stroke during surgery; Reactions to medications; Difficulty controlling urine (urinary incontinence); Erection problems (impotence); Injury to the rectum; Difficulty controlling bowel movements (bowel incontinence); Urethral stricture (tightening of the urinary outlet from scar tissue)
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