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Surgery & approaches

Radical prostatectomy

  1. Cancer-indicated prostate removal
  2. Access & extent
  3. Urine, PSA & function
A concept diagram, not an anatomical image, procedure simulation, or personal treatment sequence.
What the procedure involves

Radical prostatectomy removes the prostate and related tissue for cancer, unlike surgery reducing benign prostate enlargement.

Assessment before surgery

Discuss risk group, stage, overall fitness, previous urinary and sexual function, and alternatives such as radiation or selected surveillance.

Recovery & follow-up

Recovery includes any catheter care, wounds, continence rehabilitation, sexual-function assessment, and planned PSA testing.

Key choices & risks

Urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, narrowing, bleeding, or infection may occur. A robot assists instruments; outcomes depend on many factors.

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Original BKC explainers
24 seconds · silent text video

Robotic or laparoscopic: understand the distinction

Read the video transcript
  1. Procedure: what is done? Whipple, colectomy, and mastectomy describe procedures on different organs.
  2. Approach: how is it accessed? Open, laparoscopic, or robotic describes how a surgeon reaches the operating area.
  3. A surgeon controls the robot. A robot is not an autonomous surgeon. Approach depends on the case and surgical team.
  4. Ask about recovery. Small incisions do not mean no risk. Ask about complications, organ function, and follow-up.
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Reading sources

Prepared by BKC editorial, 22 October 2026. General education, not a diagnosis or personal treatment selection. A topic listing does not establish availability at a particular hospital.

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