Transurethral prostatectomy
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| 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 |
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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)==