Time course of recovery of erectile function after radical retropubic prostatectomy: Does anyone recover after 2 years?

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3984-3990

  Rabbani, Farhang ^a   Schiff, Jeffrey ^b   Piecuch, Michael ^b   Yunis, Luis Herran ^b   Eastham, James A ^b   Scardino, Peter T ^b   Mulhall, John P ^b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age Factors; Erectile Dysfunction; Erectile Function; Erectile Function Recovery Post Radical Prostatectomy; Potency; Prostate Cancer; Risk Factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

EID: 78649806616     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01969.x     Document Type: Article

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