Elucidating the etiology of erectile dysfunction after definitive therapy for prostatic cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 129-133

  Zelefsky, Michael J ^a   Eid, J Francois ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erections; Etiology; Impotence; Prostate cancer; Radiation therapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; VEIN OCCLUSION;

AGED; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; LIBIDO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; PENIS; PROSTAGLANDINS E; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031984284     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00554-3     Document Type: Article

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