 Prostatectomy
"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,
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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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prostatectomy" by people in Profiles.
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Plym A, Clements M, Voss M, Holmberg L, Stattin P, Lambe M. Duration of sick leave after active surveillance, surgery or radiotherapy for localised prostate cancer: a nationwide cohort study. BMJ Open. 2020 03 09; 10(3):e032914.
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Goldstein J, Even-Sapir E, Ben-Haim S, Saad A, Spieler B, Davidson T, Berger R, Weiss I, Appel S, Lawrence YR, Symon Z. Does Choline PET/CT Change the Management of Prostate Cancer Patients With Biochemical Failure? Am J Clin Oncol. 2017 Jun; 40(3):256-259.
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Spieler B, Goldstein J, Lawrence YR, Saad A, Berger R, Ramon J, Dotan Z, Laufer M, Weiss I, Tzvang L, Poortmans P, Symon Z. Salvage Radiation Therapy for Biochemical Failure Following Radical Prostatectomy. Isr Med Assoc J. 2017 Jan; 19(1):19-24.
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Khera M, Grober ED, Najari B, Colen JS, Mohamed O, Lamb DJ, Lipshultz LI. Testosterone replacement therapy following radical prostatectomy. J Sex Med. 2009 Apr; 6(4):1165-1170.
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Shariat SF, Anwuri VA, Lamb DJ, Shah NV, Wheeler TM, Slawin KM. Association of preoperative plasma levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 with lymph node status and biochemical progression after radical prostatectomy. J Clin Oncol. 2004 May 01; 22(9):1655-63.
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Shariat SF, Lamb DJ, Kattan MW, Nguyen C, Kim J, Beck J, Wheeler TM, Slawin KM. Association of preoperative plasma levels of insulin-like growth factor I and insulin-like growth factor binding proteins-2 and -3 with prostate cancer invasion, progression, and metastasis. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Feb 01; 20(3):833-41.
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