An observational longitudinal study to evaluate miction, defecation, and sexual function after radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy for early-stage cervical cancer

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1119-1129

  Pieterse, Q D ^a   Maas, C P ^a   Ter Kuile, M M ^a   Lowik, M ^a   Van Eijkeren, M A ^b   Trimbos, J B M Z ^a   Kenter, G G ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical carcinoma; Quality of life; Radical hysterectomy; Sexual sequelae; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUBRICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICTURITION; MICTURITION DISORDER; PELVIS LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEFECATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; URINATION; URINATION DISORDERS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA;

EID: 33745072676     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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