Avoiding long-term disturbance to bladder and sexual function in pelvic surgery, particularly with rectal cancer

Seminars in Surgical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-243

  Havenga, Klaas ^a   Maas, Cornelis P ^b   DeRuiter, Marco C ^b   Welvaart, Kees ^b   Trimbos, J Baptist ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adjuvant radiotherapy; Autonomic nervous system; Bladder innervation physiopathology; Fascia; Hypogastric plexus; MEDLINE; Neurogenic bladder; Parasympathetic nervous system; Psychological sex dysfunctions; Questionnaire s; Rectal neoplasms surgery complications; Rectum surgery; Sex disorders etiology; Sympathetic nervous system; Urination disorders; Urodynamics; Urogenital system injuries

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; BLADDER FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PELVIS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; REVIEW; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; IMPOTENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0034070665     PISSN: 87560437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2388(200004/05)18:3<235::AID-SSU7>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Review

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