Impact of penile rehabilitation with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors on recovery of erectile function in patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A propensity score-matched analysis.

Journal: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of penile rehabilitation on the recovery of erectile function after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Authors

  • Yusuke Kimura
    Division of Urology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Tottori, Japan.
  • Masashi Honda
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
  • Shogo Teraoka
    Division of Urology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Tottori, Japan.
  • Tetsuya Yumioka
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
  • Hideto Iwamoto
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
  • Shuichi Morizane
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
  • Katsuya Hikita
    Division of Urology, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Tottori, Japan.
  • Atsushi Takenaka
    Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.