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Sexual function after radical prostatectomy
Author(s) -
Pontes J. Edson,
Huben R.,
Wolf R.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
the prostate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.295
H-Index - 123
eISSN - 1097-0045
pISSN - 0270-4137
DOI - 10.1002/pros.2990080203
Subject(s) - prostatectomy , neurovascular bundle , medicine , sexual function , erectile function , radical retropubic prostatectomy , urology , potency , sexual intercourse , erectile dysfunction , prostate , surgery , population , biochemistry , chemistry , environmental health , cancer , in vitro
Forty‐five patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy by a standard technique modified by the author (JEP) were interviewed regarding their sexual function prior to and after the operation. Thirty‐five patients were sexually potent prior to the surgery. Post‐operatively, 19 patients retained erectile potency (54%), although in 15 partial erections of varying degrees were noted. In 4 of these patients, erections were not satisfactory for sexual intercourse. It is evident that a significant number of patients retained sexual function after radical prostatectomy, even when no particular attention was made to preserve the neurovascular supply.