Intraoperative assessment of an implantable electrode array for cavernous nerve stimulation

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1949-1954

  Burnett, Arthur L ^a,d   Teloken, Patrick E ^a   Briganti, Alberto ^b   Whitehurst, Todd ^c   Montorsi, Francesco ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Valencia   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Erection; Neuromodulation; Neurotrophic; Neurovascular Bundle; Penis; Radical Prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS PROSTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROSTATE CANCER; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 48749128115     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00865.x     Document Type: Article

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