Nile opted for a radical prostatectomy - which removes the whole prostate gland.

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After researching different treatments on the Internet, he elected to have laproscopic radical prostatectomy surgery -- a procedure less intrusive than traditional treatments.

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In my research on the Internet, I discovered another option that had not been well publicized, and certainly wasn't an option discussed by my doctors at that time ---- LRPS. Laproscopic radical prostatectomy surgery is a procedure using micro surgical instruments inserted in the body via a few small incisions.

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