Urethrectomy

{{Short description|Surgical procedure}}

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A urethrectomy is a surgical procedure to remove all or part of the male urethra, a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the genitals for the removal of fluids out of the body.{{cite web |url=https://www.baus.org.uk/_userfiles/pages/files/Patients/Leaflets/Urethrectomy.pdf |title=Urethrectomy (removal of the male urethra) |publisher=British Association of Urological Surgeons |date=September 2017 |access-date=25 December 2017}}

{{cite journal |last1=Van Poppel |first1=Hein |last2=Joniau |first2=Steven |last3=Groen |first3=Luitzen-Albert |title=Prepubic urethrectomy |journal=BJU International |date=January 2009 |volume=103 |issue=1 |pages=118–132 |doi=10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08201.x|pmid=19076974 }}