Prostate size is not associated with recovery of sexual function after minimally invasive radical prostatectomy

Urology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 952-956

  Ward, Nicholas T ^a   Parsons, J Kellogg ^a   Levinson, Adam W ^a   Bagga, Herman S ^a   Mettee, Lynda Z ^a   Su, Li Ming ^a   Pavlovich, Christian P ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPANDED PROSTATE CANCER INDEX COMPOSITE QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE SIZE; PROSTATECTOMY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH INVENTORY FOR MEN; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

COITUS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PENILE ERECTION; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 79953847139     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.09.053     Document Type: Article

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