Penile rehabilitation with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors after nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy: Are we targeting the right patients?

European Urology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 673-674

  Castiglione, Fabio ^a   Nini, Alessandro ^a   Briganti, Alberto ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VARDENAFIL;

CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NERVE INJURY; NERVE SPARING RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; PENILE REHABILITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; STEADY STATE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SPARING TREATMENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PENIS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 84894438342     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.11.049     Document Type: Editorial

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