Early versus late rehabilitation of erectile function after nerve-sparing radical cystoprostatectomy: A prospective randomized study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2106-2111

  Mosbah, Ahmed ^a   El Bahnasawy, Magdy ^a   Osman, Yasser ^a   Hekal, Ihab A ^a   Abou Beih, Essam ^a   Shaaban, Atallah ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Penile rehabilitation; Radical cystoprostatectomy; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CYSTECTOMY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MALE; ORGASM; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79960444629     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02046.x     Document Type: Article

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