[Is rehabilitation of erectile function following pelvic surgery reasonable? Review of the literature: from sports to PDE5 inhibitors]
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[Is rehabilitation of erectile function following pelvic surgery reasonable? Review of the literature: from sports to PDE5 inhibitors]. / Mathers, M J; Klotz, T; Vahlensieck, W; Zellner, M; Lümmen, G; Roth, S; Huland, Hartwig; Sommer, Frank.
In: UROLOGE, Vol. 47, No. 6, 6, 2008, p. 685-692.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [Is rehabilitation of erectile function following pelvic surgery reasonable? Review of the literature: from sports to PDE5 inhibitors]
AU - Mathers, M J
AU - Klotz, T
AU - Vahlensieck, W
AU - Zellner, M
AU - Lümmen, G
AU - Roth, S
AU - Huland, Hartwig
AU - Sommer, Frank
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Increasingly, urologists are seeing patients with erectile dysfunction after pelvic operations. In most cases, radical prostatectomy is the cause. Even when a nerve-sparing procedure is performed, approximately 50% of the patients suffer from erectile dysfunction. This report discusses the causes and theoretical therapies, including lifestyle changes, strategies for neuroregeneration and the associated prevention of apoptosis of the smooth muscle of the corpus cavernosum and improvement of the corpora cavernosa by increased oxygenation. According to the international literature, many of these agents and lifestyle modifications display promise for treating impotence. Early treatment for patients recovering from pelvic operations seems to be reasonable. It is assumed that the natural recovery of erections may take as long as 18 to 24 months postsurgery or even longer; however, treatment modalities may reduce the time to erectile recovery.
AB - Increasingly, urologists are seeing patients with erectile dysfunction after pelvic operations. In most cases, radical prostatectomy is the cause. Even when a nerve-sparing procedure is performed, approximately 50% of the patients suffer from erectile dysfunction. This report discusses the causes and theoretical therapies, including lifestyle changes, strategies for neuroregeneration and the associated prevention of apoptosis of the smooth muscle of the corpus cavernosum and improvement of the corpora cavernosa by increased oxygenation. According to the international literature, many of these agents and lifestyle modifications display promise for treating impotence. Early treatment for patients recovering from pelvic operations seems to be reasonable. It is assumed that the natural recovery of erections may take as long as 18 to 24 months postsurgery or even longer; however, treatment modalities may reduce the time to erectile recovery.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 47
SP - 685
EP - 692
JO - UROLOGE
JF - UROLOGE
SN - 0340-2592
IS - 6
M1 - 6
ER -
