Erectile dysfunction therapy after prostate cancer treatment
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چکیده
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common complication of prostate cancer treatment. In the second this two-part series on management erectile following treatment for localised cancer, authors discuss therapeutic options available ED after and their advantages disadvantages.
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Erectile Dysfunction as a Complication After Treatment of Prostate Cancer
INTRODUCTION Treatment of localized prostate cancer refers to two basic modes which are the radical retro pubic prostatectomy and external radiotherapy. However, according to most authors, radical prostatectomy is the gold standard for long-term survival. OBJECTIVE To determine the occurrence of erectile dysfunction after radical operative treatment and irradiation therapy. MATERIAL AND MET...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Prescriber
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0959-6682', '1931-2253']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/psb.1968