Sexual dysfunction after conventional and endovascular AAA repair: Results of the DREAM Trial

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 613-620

  Prinssen, Monique ^a   Buskens, Erik ^a   Nolthenius, Rudolf P Tutein ^b   Van Sterkenburg, Steven M M ^c   Teijink, Joep A W ^d   Blankensteijn, Jan D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Zuyderland Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Comparative study; Endovascular repair; Outcome analysis; Questionnaire; Randomized trial; Sexual dysfunction; Surgical repair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGASM; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 12144260153     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/04-1280R.1     Document Type: Article

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