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A prostatectomy is the surgical removal of a man's prostate and the diseased seminal vesticles, if the cancer has spread outside of the prostate; otherwise only the full prostrate will be removed.

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What is a Suprapubic prostatectomy also called?

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What is the cpt code for perineal prostatectomy?

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What has the author Sidney R Weinberg written?

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What is a nerve sparing prostatectomy?

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What is the cpt code for radical perineal prostatectomy?

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