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Prostatectomy
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What is Prostatectomy

• The prostate gland is an important gland required
  for effective functioning of the male
  reproductive system. The prostate gland plays a
  major role in nourishing sperm cells and also
  helps in the release of semen from seminal
  vesicles which help in the transportation of
  sperms outside the body. It also facilitates the
  movement of sperm inside the female body by
  providing an alkaline medium.

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Before the Procedure

• Before surgery your doctor needs to assess the
  condition of the gland and any irregular growth
  in its size etc. You will have a prostate
  examination where your doctor may take the help
  of imaging techniques to understand the condition
  of your prostate gland or might do the
  conventional prostate test. In the conventional
  test your doctor the will insert his finger in
  your anus to touch and feel any irregularity in
  the shape of the gland. This is required since
  the gland is present right opposite the anus.
  After the results have been obtained, your doctor
  will decide upon the required action. If you are
  detected with prostate cancer then depending upon
  the damage, partial or entire prostate gland
  might be removed. You doctor might give you
  certain medication before the surgery and you
  should arrive for the surgery with an empty
  stomach.

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How it is performed
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How It Is Performed
The conventional way of surgery involves making
an incision either in the abdomen or in the groin
area to gain access to the gland. After gaining
access to the gland the surgeon needs to tie up
the nerves to stop bleeding while removing the
gland and even lymph nodes are manipulated. In
cancerous conditions doctors remove the entire
gland with surrounding tissue to ensure that no
cancerous tissue is left behind. They might have
to remove some portion of seminal vesicles as
well. After the gland has been removed doctors
need to close and dress the wound.
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Recovery

• The procedure is not life threatening and if the
  gland had cancerous cells, then you might have to
  take chemotherapy or some other therapy as
  prescribed by the doctor. Men usually cannot
  become biological fathers after the removal of
  the gland. This is because they cannot ejaculate
  sperms in the absence of seminal vesicles. They
  might experience some decline in sexual drive as
  well. Procedures like cryopreservation of sperms
  can become helpful as it can be used for
  artificial insemination later.

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Potential Risks
Doctors need to careful while performing the
procedure as the gland is lying next to your
urinary bladder. If any injury happens to the
urinary bladder, it can lead to leakage of urine.
In some case where doctors have to remove the
entire gland, they may have to construct some
portions of urinary bladder again in which case
they may attach a pipe to the patient for easy
removal of urine from the body for a couple of
days.
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