Impact of Sarcopenia on Erectile Function after Nerve-Sparing Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

Yosuke Mitsui Takuya Sadahira Yuki Maruyama Ryota Sato Acosta Gonzalez Herik Rodrigo Koichiro Wada Motoo Araki Masami Watanabe Toyohiko Watanabe Yasutomo Nasu

Published in: The world journal of men's health (2020)

Patients with sarcopenia can have worse erectile functional outcomes after NS RARP. Sarcopenia and a lower preoperative IIEF-5 score may be predictive of postoperative ED.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
skeletal muscle
minimally invasive
patients undergoing
community dwelling
emergency department
benign prostatic hyperplasia
dengue virus
zika virus
peripheral nerve