Is a return to baseline sexual function possible? An analysis of sexual function outcomes following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-34

  Levinson, Adam W ^a   Lavery, Hugh J ^a   Ward, Nicholas T ^b   Su, Li Ming ^c   Pavlovich, Christian P ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Laparoscopy; Outcomes assessment; Prostate cancer; Quality of life; Radical prostatectomy; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751646168     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-010-0616-5     Document Type: Article

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