Implants, mechanical devices, and vascular surgery for erectile dysfunction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1 PART 2, 2010, Pages 501-523

  Hellstrom, Wayne J G ^a   Montague, Drogo K ^b   Moncada, Ignacio ^c   Carson, Culley ^d   Minhas, Suks ^e   Faria, Geraldo ^f   Krishnamurti, Sudhakar ^g  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL LA ZARZUELA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^f Instituto de Urologia e Nefrologia de Rio Claro   (Brazil)

^g Andromeda Andrology Center   (India)

Author keywords

Penile arterial revascularization surgery; Penile implants; Penile prosthesis; Surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED); Vacuum erection devices; Venous ligation surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SILDENAFIL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENILE FIBROSIS; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; REVASCULARIZATION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74049088979     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01626.x     Document Type: Article

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