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12 wrz 2024 · Prostate surgery can involve either partial or complete removal of your prostate. The type of surgery used to treat prostate cancer is a complete removal, also called a radical...
28 cze 2024 · Prostate cancer surgery can cause urinary and sexual side effects. Learn about recovery, emotional support, and adapting to changes post-prostatectomy.
After your prostate is removed, you’ll have to spend a day in the hospital, followed by a week or more of home recovery with a urinary catheter inserted. Urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction may be side effects of the surgery.
17 cze 2024 · Removal of the prostate requires post-surgery follow-up and healing. Learn how to recover well and safely. Reviewed by our board-certified surgeons.
24 paź 2023 · Your step-by-step guide to how surgery is done to remove all or part of the prostate gland. Reviewed by our board-certified surgeons.
27 kwi 2021 · For young cancer patients with prostate cancer that hasn’t spread, a prostatectomy can be an effective treatment option. Urologist John Davis, M.D., explains how this surgery works and what you can expect in terms of side effects and recovery.
Prostatectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the prostate gland. The prostate gland is part of the male reproductive system. It's located in the pelvis, below the bladder. It surrounds the hollow tube called the urethra that carries urine from the bladder to the penis.
