The Resurgence of the Vacuum Erection Device (VED) for Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1124-1135

  Brison, Daniel ^a   Seftel, Allen ^b   Sadeghi Nejad, Hossein ^c,d  

^a Facey Medical Group   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile Dysfunction; Penile Rehabilitation; Prostate Cancer; Radical Prostatectomy; Vacuum Erection Device

Indexed keywords

HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; SILDENAFIL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER REHABILITATION; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOTHERAPY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS NOCTURNAL TUMESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SKIN BRUISING; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN INJURY; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VACUUM; VACUUM ERECTION DEVICE;

EID: 84875639747     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12046     Document Type: Article

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