Prostatectomy and impotence: can temperature variations around the prostate during TURP explain postprostatectomy impotence?
A considerable number of patients (4-35%) experience sexual dysfunction after treatment for BPH with a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The aim of this study was to elucidate whether heat, generated by the resectoscope during TUR-P, can be transmitted to the surrounding tissue to an extent that may damage the penile innervation.
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Urological Department, Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University, Denmark.
Holm Christensen
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Nolsøe
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Lorentzen
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods