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What is the best technique for prostatectomy?
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Avoiding surgery?..: First have a long discussion with a non-surgeon about risk benefit of surgery. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/questioning-surgery-for-early-prostate-cancer/?ref=health some surgeons have better outcomes with robot, others do not. Ask your surgeon to show you their data.
Answered 8/21/2019
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