Renal Transplantation Does Not Improve Erectile Function in Hemodialysed Patients

European Urology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1047-1054

  Mirone, Vincenzo ^a   Longo, Nicola ^a   Fusco, Ferdinando ^a   Verze, Paolo ^a   Creta, Massimiliano ^a   Parazzini, Fabio ^b   Imbimbo, Ciro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Hemodialysis; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; AZATHIOPRINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CYCLOSPORIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; EVEROLIMUS; LY ANTIGEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DRUG COMBINATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350574855     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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