Prostatectomy
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Clinical staging error in prostate cancer: localization and relevance of undetected tumour areas.

20 Dec 2009 OBJECTIVE: To describe the localization and to assess the clinical implications of areas of undetected prostate cancer in radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens, focusing on patients with unilaterally negative preoperative biopsy cores. PATIENTS AND ... Read more...

Laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy: a review.

20 Dec 2009 We assessed the therapeutic efficacy and safety of laser prostatectomy (LP) for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in patients on oral anticoagulation. We systematically reviewed previous reports, using the Pubmed database and ... Read more...

Current perspectives on the Gleason grading of prostate cancer.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Since its description in 1966 by Donald Gleason, the Gleason grading has remained a cornerstone in the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer. With widespread use of the prostate specific antigen screening, the diagnosis and management ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Prostatectomy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Clinical staging error in prostate cancer: localization and relevance of undetected tumour areas. 20 Dec 2009
• Laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy: a review. 20 Dec 2009
• Current perspectives on the Gleason grading of prostate cancer. 30 Oct 2009
• Comparative effectiveness of minimally invasive vs open radical prostatectomy. 12 Oct 2009
• A continuous bladder neck-urethral anastomosis after open radical retropubic prostatectomy. 29 Sep 2009
• Editorial comment. 29 Sep 2009
• Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy. 27 Sep 2009
• Detection of aggressive primary prostate cancer with 11C-choline PET/CT using multimodality fusion techniques. 14 Sep 2009
• Transperitoneal laparoscopic prostatectomy does not increase small bowel within the target volume for postoperative radiotherapy. 14 Sep 2009
• Editorial comment. 14 Sep 2009
• Editorial comment. 14 Sep 2009
• Editorial comment. 14 Sep 2009
• Pathological stage T2 subgroups to predict biochemical recurrence after prostatectomy. 14 Sep 2009
• Radical prostatectomy findings in patients in whom active surveillance of prostate cancer fails. 14 Sep 2009
• Natural history of persistently elevated prostate specific antigen after radical prostatectomy: results from the SEARCH database. 14 Sep 2009
• Localized prostate cancer: the battle of treatment options enters the larger arena. 30 Aug 2009
• Radical prostatectomy reigns supreme. 30 Aug 2009
• Optimal therapy in localized prostate cancer: an unfolding story. 30 Aug 2009
• Radical radiotherapy for prostate cancer is the 'only way to go'. 30 Aug 2009
• Endoscopic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy: evolution of the technique and experience with 2400 cases. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Prostatectomy'

Definition: 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 UI: D011468

Alternative terms: Prostatectomy; Prostatectomies; Prostatectomy, Suprapubic; Prostatectomies, Suprapubic; Suprapubic Prostatectomies; Suprapubic Prostatectomy; Prostatectomy, Retropubic; Prostatectomies, Retropubic; Retropubic Prostatectomies; Retropubic Prostatectomy;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

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