Open AccessSexual outcomes after organ potency-sparing surgery and glans reconstruction in patients with penile carcinoma
Author(s) -
Gaetano Gulino,
Francesco Sasso,
Giuseppe Palermo,
A. D’Onofrio,
Marco Racioppi,
Emilio Sacco,
Francesco Pinto,
Michele Antonucci,
Alessandro D’Addessi,
Pierfrancesco Bassi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.114033
Subject(s) - medicine , orgasm , ejaculation , sexual function , surgery , penis , erectile dysfunction , libido , carcinoma , penile cancer , urology , sexual dysfunction
Radical surgery is the "gold standard" for treatment of invasive penile carcinoma but very poor aesthetic, functional and psychological outcomes have been reported. Our purpose was to assess the impact of organ potency-sparing surgery in locally confined carcinoma of the penis.