title: [Sexual-nerve-Sparing radical cystectomy: experience with 32 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of sexual-nerve-sparing radical cystectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two male patients were treated with sexual-nerve-sparing radical cystectomy in our hospital in the past 5 years. The age of the patients ranged from 38 to 72 years, with the course of the disease ranging from 2 days to 20 years. All of them were potent preoperatively. Radical cystectomy was performed antegradely and retrogradely with the neurovascular bundle spared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients were followed up for 6 to 54 months, 3 achieved sexual activity of Grade I, 6 Grade II and 23 Grade III after the operation. The recovery time of erectile function ranged from 2 to 14 months, averaging at 4. 5 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Whenever condition suits, sexual-nerve-sparing radical cystectomy is to be strongly recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China. wangym_in@163.com
authors.forename: Yi-min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jin-dan
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Guo-sheng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bo-hua
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Zhi-gen
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xuan-wen
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Song-liang
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003075:Coitus; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010410:Penile Erection; D010413:Penis / Q000294:innervation*