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Radical orchiectomy: complete removal of one or both testicles and spermatic cords either as a diagnostic procedure or as treatment for low stage carcinoma of the testicle. This procedure is surgery code 30. Also called: transinguinal orchiectomy.
Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection: Also called RPL. Total removal of all lymph node chains in the retroperitoneum as a staging procedure. A possible complication of this procedure is damage to or removal of the sympathetic ganglia which enables ejaculation.
