Retrograde ejaculation after retroperitoneal lower lumbar interbody fusion.
We have studied the incidence and functional outcome of retrograde ejaculation as a postoperative complication of anterior lumbar interbody fusion. A questionnaire, specifically designed to analyse this problem, has been used over a 6 to 13 year follow-up. Out of 50 men, 41 completed the questionnaire; 2 complained they had permanent retrograde ejaculation after the operation; one stopped ejaculating for 6 months, and thereafter had a 50% reduction. The Dallas pain questionnaire showed that retrograde ejaculation did not have a negative effect on the functional outcome, but male genital dysfunction was a complication of anterior spinal fusion in 8% of cases.
Christensen
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
Bünger
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D000328:Adult; D004542:Ejaculation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D012307:Risk Factors; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires