Sexual Function of Patients Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy: a Modern View of the Problem
Glybochko, P.V.; Matjuhov, I.P.; Aljaev, J.G.; Ahvlediani, N.D.; Inojatov, Z.S.
Urologiia 2: 112-116
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1728-2985 PMID: 26237818 Document Number: 680334
Radical prostatectomy (RP) is deemed to be the most effective standard treatment option for men with prostate cancer (PC). However, RP is accompanied by a number of complications leading to a substantial decline in the quality of sexual life of operated patients. Major complications of RP include: decreased sex drive, deterioration of erectile function, deformation of the penis, abnormal ejaculation and orgasmic dysfunction. Based on the current literature, the article deals with the issue of prevention and rehabilitation of patients after radical prostatectomy, describes the methods of conservative and surgical correction of complications, associated with surgical treatment of PC.