Transurethral prostatectomy
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Term | Transurethral prostatectomy |
Short definition | removal of cancerous tissue from the prostate gland using a resectoscope (a long, narrow instrument passed up the urethra), which allows the surgeon to simultaneously view the prostate and cut away the cancerous tissue |
Type | Medical term |
Specialty | General |
Language | English |
Source | AMA |
Comments |
Transurethral prostatectomy (definition) removal of cancerous tissue from the prostate gland using a resectoscope (a long, narrow instrument passed up the urethra), which allows the surgeon to simultaneously view the prostate and cut away the cancerous tissue
==Transurethral prostatectomy (overview)==