Open AccessSexual Dysfunction Following Proctocolectomy and Abdominoperineal Resection
Author(s) -
E S Yeager,
Jon A. van Heerden
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-198002000-00007
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominoperineal resection , orgasm , proctocolectomy , sexual dysfunction , ejaculation , dissection (medical) , surgery , ulcerative colitis , colorectal cancer , cancer , disease
Sexual dysfunction after rectal excision was studied in 45 male patients who were less than 50 years of age. Of 25 patients having had proctocolectomy, one (4%) was impotent, while three (15%) of 20 patients having had abdominoperineal resection were impotent. Two patients in the abdominoperineal group reported no ejaculation with normal potency and sensation of orgasm. The age of the patient and the extent of dissection seemed to be the two main factors concerned with sexual dysfunction after rectal excision.