"Prostatectomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Complete or partial surgical removal of the prostate. Three primary approaches are commonly employed: suprapubic - removal through an incision above the pubis and through the urinary bladder; retropubic - as for suprapubic but without entering the urinary bladder; and transurethral (TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE).
Descriptor ID |
D011468
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MeSH Number(s) |
E04.950.774.860.625
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Concept/Terms |
Prostatectomy, Suprapubic- Prostatectomy, Suprapubic
- Prostatectomies, Suprapubic
- Suprapubic Prostatectomies
- Suprapubic Prostatectomy
Prostatectomy, Retropubic- Prostatectomy, Retropubic
- Prostatectomies, Retropubic
- Retropubic Prostatectomies
- Retropubic Prostatectomy
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2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prostatectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Exploratory Decision-Tree Modeling of Data from the Randomized REACTT Trial of Tadalafil Versus Placebo to Predict Recovery of Erectile Function After Bilateral Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy. Eur Urol. 2016 09; 70(3):529-37.
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Significance of apoptotic and non-apoptotic disseminated tumor cells in the bone marrow of patients with clinically localized prostate cancer. Prostate. 2015 May; 75(6):637-45.
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Marked gene transcript level alterations occur early during radical prostatectomy. Eur Urol. 2008 Feb; 53(2):333-44.