Surgery to remove all of the prostate and nearby lymph nodes through an incision in the wall of the abdomen.
Radical retropubic prostatectomy
[rad-i-kuhl re-troh-pyoo-bik pros-tuh-tek-tuh-mee]
[rad-i-kuhl re-troh-pyoo-bik pros-tuh-tek-tuh-mee]
Surgery to remove all of the prostate and nearby lymph nodes through an incision in the wall of the abdomen.