Serial changes in sexual function following holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: A short-term follow-up study

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-108

  Jeong, Min Su ^a   Ha, Seung Beom ^a   Lee, Chang Ju ^a   Cho, Min Chul ^b   Kim, Soo Woong ^a   Paick, Jae Seung ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Holmium; Lasers; Prostatic hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOLMIUM LASER; HOLMIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MICTURITION; ORGAN SIZE; ORGASM; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTATE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE SURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROFLOWMETRY;

EID: 84863181674     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2012.53.2.104     Document Type: Article

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