Incidence of sexual erectile dysfunction associated with open radical and laparoscopic prostatectomy

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laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, open radical prostatectomy, erectile dysfunction

Abstract

Introduction: the difficulty or impossibility of achieving a successful sexual activity despite being present the adequate conditions for its successful development is known as sexual dysfunction. If the difficulty consists in reaching and maintaining the erection necessary for a penetration, erectile dysfunction occurs.
Objective: to describe the erectile dysfunction in patients with prostate cancer undergoing open vs. laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, in the Comandante Faustino Perez Hernandez University Hospital, of Matanzas, between January 2010 and January 2020.
Materials and methods: a longitudinal retrospective study was carried out in the 40 patients who attended Prostate Cancer Provincial Consultation and underwent radical surgery between January 2010 and January 2020.
Results: 52.5% of the patients were aged between 65 and 74 on average. A Charlson comorbidity index of 3 to 5 points prevailed in 75% of the sample. In the laparoscopic pathway all the cases presented erectile dysfunction, being severe in 50% of them. 22.5% of the total did not have it, representing 30% of those operated by open surgery.
Conclusions: radical prostatectomy continues to be considered one of the treatments of choice for organ-confined prostate cancer. The main cause of the presence of erectile dysfunction is attributed to the surgical procedure; advanced age can contribute to a worse prognosis and adjuvant diseases. The results in the sexual sphere of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and open radical prostatectomy are heterogeneous compared with the international bibliography.

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2023-02-17

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Lima-Chacón A, González-Martín R, Leyva-Calafell M de los Ángeles. Incidence of sexual erectile dysfunction associated with open radical and laparoscopic prostatectomy. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2023 Feb. 17 [cited 2025 Jan. 23];45(1):e5083. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/5083

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