Pelvimetric Dimensions do not Impact upon Nerve Sparing or Erectile Function Recovery in Patients Undergoing Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 567-574

  Von Bodman, Christian ^a   Matikainen, Mika P ^a   Favaretto, Ricardo L ^a   Matsushita, Kazuhito ^a   Mulhall, John P ^a   Eastham, James A ^a   Scardino, Peter T ^a   Akin, Oguz ^a   Rabbani, Farhang ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile function; Factors predicting erectile function outcome of radical prostatectomy; MRI; Pelvis; Potency; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIMETRY; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 79551490234     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01911.x     Document Type: Article

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