The effect of trans-urethral surgery on penile erections in spinal cord injury patients.
The effect of transurethral surgery on penile erections in 62 spinal cord injury patients is reviewed. In a group of 43 patients with preoperative erections, 19 noticed no change in the pattern of erections. Twenty-four of the 43 patients notice either a diminution or total disappearance.
D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014521:Urethra / Q000601:surgery*; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000601:surgery*