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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E04.950.774.860.625
Concept/Terms	Prostatectomy Prostatectomy Prostatectomies Prostatectomy, Suprapubic Prostatectomy, Suprapubic Prostatectomies, Suprapubic Suprapubic Prostatectomies Suprapubic Prostatectomy Prostatectomy, Retropubic Prostatectomy, Retropubic Prostatectomies, Retropubic Retropubic Prostatectomies Retropubic Prostatectomy

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prostatectomy".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Urogenital Surgical Procedures [E04.950]
Urologic Surgical Procedures [E04.950.774]
Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male [E04.950.774.860]
Prostatectomy [E04.950.774.860.625]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Prostatectomy".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prostatectomy".

Prostatectomy
Transurethral Resection of Prostate
Ultrasound, High-Intensity Focused, Transrectal

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Bar chart showing 120 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
1999	0	2	2
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	3	4
2003	2	0	2
2004	3	2	5
2005	0	3	3
2006	0	2	2
2007	4	2	6
2008	2	1	3
2009	3	0	3
2010	2	4	6
2011	1	7	8
2012	2	2	4
2013	0	1	1
2014	3	3	6
2015	6	5	11
2016	3	4	7
2017	1	4	5
2018	1	4	5
2019	2	2	4
2020	3	3	6
2021	2	2	4
2022	1	3	4
2023	2	6	8
2024	3	5	8
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Prostatectomy" by people in Profiles.

Nguyen NJ, Liu K, Lajkosz K, Iczkowski KA, van der Kwast TH, Downes MR. Addition of cribriform pattern 4 and intraductal prostatic carcinoma into the CAPRA-S tool improves post-radical prostatectomy patient stratification in a multi-institutional cohort. J Clin Pathol. 2025 Nov 19; 78(12):805-813.

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Marshall CH, Teply BA, Lu J, Oliveira L, Wang H, Mao SS, Kelly WK, Paller CJ, Markowski MC, Denmeade SR, King S, Sullivan R, Davicioni E, Proudfoot JA, Eisenberger MA, Carducci MA, Lotan TL, Antonarakis ES. Olaparib Without Androgen Deprivation for High-Risk Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer Following Prostatectomy: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Oct 01; 10(10):1400-1408.

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Shore N, Hafron J, Saltzstein D, Brown G, Belkoff L, Aggarwal P, Phillips J, Bhaumik A, McGowan T. Apalutamide for High-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer Following Radical Prostatectomy (Apa-RP). J Urol. 2024 11; 212(5):682-691.

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Gao BM, Saadat S, Choi EJH, Jiang J, Das AK. How I Do It: Holmium laser cystolitholapaxy and enucleation of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Can J Urol. 2024 Jun; 31(3):11904-11907.

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Weiner AB, Kakani P, Armstrong AJ, Bossi A, Cornford P, Feng F, Kanabur P, Karnes RJ, Mckay RR, Morgan TM, Schaeffer EM, Shore N, Tree AC, Spratt DE. Risk Stratification of Patients with Recurrence After Primary Treatment for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review. Eur Urol. 2024 Sep; 86(3):200-210.

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Buyyounouski MK, Pugh SL, Chen RC, Mann MJ, Kudchadker RJ, Konski AA, Mian OY, Michalski JM, Vigneault E, Valicenti RK, Barkati M, Lawton CAF, Potters L, Monitto DC, Kittel JA, Schroeder TM, Hannan R, Duncan CE, Rodgers JP, Feng F, Sandler HM. Noninferiority of Hypofractionated vs Conventional Postprostatectomy Radiotherapy for Genitourinary and Gastrointestinal Symptoms: The NRG-GU003 Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2024 05 01; 10(5):584-591.

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Jiang JF, Onder NK, Das AK. Commentary on "Incidence of urinary incontinence following endoscopic laser enucleation of the prostate by en-bloc and non-en-bloc techniques: a multicenter, real-world experience of 5068 patients". Asian J Androl. 2024 05 01; 26(3):333-334.

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Fernandez Gonzalez De La Vega C, Duenweg S, Jain P, Rubenstein SI, Bobholz S, Barrett MJ, LaViolette PS, Iczkowski KA. Morphologic features of prostate cancer-encased native vessels: An image analysis study. Pathol Res Pract. 2024 Apr; 256:155239.

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Cooley LF, Srivastava A, Shore ND. Updates on Management of Biochemical Recurrent Prostate Cancer. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2024 03; 25(3):284-292.

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Sulen N, ?imurina T, Po?gain I, ?upcic M, Soric T, Basioli Kasap E, Mraovic B. EFFECTS OF PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND PAIN ON QUALITY OF POSTOPERATIVE RECOVERY AND ACUTE POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AFTER RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY. Acta Clin Croat. 2023 Dec; 62(4):677-687.

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