Possible benefits of robot-assisted rectal cancer surgery regarding urological and sexual dysfunction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 375-381

  Broholm, M ^a   Pommergaard, H C ^a   Gogenur I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Robotic surgery; Sexual dysfunction; Urinary dysfunction

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; REVIEW; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; URINATION DISORDERS;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 84928104865     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12872     Document Type: Review

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