Pathophysiology and rehabilitation of erectile dysfunction after nerve-sparing prostatectomy;Pathophysiologie und rehabilitation der erektilen dysfunktion nach nerverhaltender radikaler prostatektomie

Urologe - Ausgabe A

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 667-673

  Van Der Horst, C ^a   Martinez Portillo, F J ^a   Junemann K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Nerve sparing prostatectomy; Rehabilitation; REM sleep

Indexed keywords

PAPAVERINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL;

ARTICLE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; OXYGENATION; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; PENIS ERECTION; PERFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTATECTOMY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE; MALE; PENILE ERECTION; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 23444451616     PISSN: 03402592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00120-005-0800-1     Document Type: Article

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