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- Title
Characteristics and management of erectile dysfunction after various treatments for prostate cancer.
- Authors
Soh, Jintetsu; Kaiho, Yasuhiro; Kikuchi, Eiji; Oya, Mototsugu; Yoshioka, Kunihiko; Nakagami, Yoshihiro; Hatano, Tadashi; Ozu, Choichirou; Horiguchi, Yutaka; Namiki, Kazunori; Tachibana, Masaaki; Hisasue, Shin-ichi; Tanaka, Nobumichi; Asakawa, Isao
- Abstract
In this article the author focuses on views of several cancer specialist on the management of erectile dysfunction after the treatment of prostate cancer. The author mentions that the cancer specialists discussed the various treatment options of prostate cancer including radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy. The author further mentions that surgical treatment leads to decrease in erectile function and slow postoperative recovery.
- Subjects
IMPOTENCE; TREATMENT of sexual dysfunction; RADIOISOTOPE brachytherapy; PROSTATECTOMY; RADIOTHERAPY
- Publication
International Journal of Urology, 2010, Vol 17, Issue 8, p689
- ISSN
0919-8172
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1111/j.1442-2042.2010.02561.x