Prevention and management of postprostatectomy sexual dysfunctions part 2: Recovery and preservation of erectile function, sexual desire, and orgasmic function

European Urology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 273-286

  Salonia, Andrea ^a   Burnett, Arthur L ^b   Graefen, Markus ^c   Hatzimouratidis, Kostas ^d   Montorsi, Francesco ^a   Mulhall, John P ^e   Stief, Christian ^f  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climacturia; Erectile dysfunction; Erectile function; Intracavernosal injection; Orgasmic function; Penile prosthesis; Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors; Radical prostatectomy; Sexual desire

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN ZINC PLUS NEOMYCIN PLUS POLYMYXIN B; IMIPRAMINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; TAMSULOSIN; VARDENAFIL;

CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MALE; MALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDLINE; ORGASM; ORGASM DISORDER; PENIS PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLISHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SUPPOSITORY; TISSUE INJURY; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE;

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; LIBIDO; MALE; ORGASM; PENILE PROSTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862892861     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2012.04.047     Document Type: Review

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