Urethra-A shared terminal duct for reproductive and urinary systems.
Prostate Gland-A Doughnut shaped gland about the size of a golf ball. Inferior to the urinary bladder and surrounds the prostatic urethra.
A condition where the prostate is enlarged but not cancerous. This condition occurs in men 50 and older.
The visualization and resection of an benign hypertrophic prostate.
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