Prophylactic sildenafil citrate improves select aspects of sexual function in men treated with radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 868-874

  Zelefsky, Michael J ^a   Shasha, Daniel ^b   Branco, Rebekah Dunn ^a   Kollmeier, Marisa ^a   Baser, Raymond E ^a   Pei, Xin ^a   Ennis, Ronald ^b   Stock, Richard ^c   Bar Chama, Natan ^c   Mulhall, John P ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b New York Cardiovascular Research   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

erectile dysfunction; prostate; prostatic neoplasms; radiotherapy; sildenafil

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ADULT; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT DURATION;

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY; SILDENAFIL;

AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PURINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY; SULFONES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84906083961     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.02.097     Document Type: Article

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