nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy
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- (... RA-dih-kul HIS-teh-REK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove the prostate in which an attempt is made to save the nerves that help cause penile erections.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - distal pancreatectomy, hepatectomy, omentectomy, perineal prostatectomy, prostatectomy, quadrantectomy, radical prostatectomy, retropubic prostatectomy