Erectile function recovery rate after radical prostatectomy: A meta-analysis

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2538-2546

  Tal, Raanan ^a   Alphs, Hannah H ^a   Krebs, Paul ^a   Nelson, Christian J ^a   Mulhall, John P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile function; Factors affecting erection recovery rate; Meta analysis; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; EMBASE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RISK FACTOR; ROBOTICS; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; AGED; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK;

AGED; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 69949096677     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01351.x     Document Type: Article

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