A comparison of different oral therapies versus no treatment for erectile dysfunction in 196 radical nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy patients

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-5

  Natali, A ^a   Masieri, L ^a   Lanciotti, M ^a   Giancane, S ^a   Vignolini, G ^a   Carini, M ^a   Serni, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VARDENAFIL; CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; SULFONE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE SPARING RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY; REGIMENTED REHABILITATION PROGRAM; REHABILITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CONVALESCENCE; INNERVATION; PENIS; PROCEDURES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; AGED; CARBOLINES; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENIS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PURINES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFONAMIDES; SULFONES; TRIAZINES;

EID: 84920543327     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2014.27     Document Type: Article

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