Psychophysiological assessment of sexual function in women after radiotherapy and total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: A pilot study on four patients

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1045-1053

  Breukink, Stephanie O ^a,d   Wouda, Jan C ^a   Van Der Werf Eldering, Marieke J ^a   Van De Wiel, Harry B M ^a   Bouma, Esther M C ^a   Pierie, Jean Pierre E N ^b   Wiggers, Theo ^a   Meijerink, Jeroen W J H J ^c   Weijmar Schultz, Willibrord C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Definitions Sexual dysfunction; Nerve sparing; Rectal cancer; Sexual function; Total mesorectal excision; Vaginal vasocongestion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINA DISEASE; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 63849110000     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00990.x     Document Type: Article

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