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ReviewArab journal of urology2013

Current penile-rehabilitation strategies: Clinical evidence.

Robert L Segal, Trinity J Bivalacqua, Arthur L Burnett

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Review in Arab journal of urology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Penile rehabilitation for postprostatectomy erectile dysfunction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Robert L SegalThe James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Trinity J BivalacquaThe James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Arthur L BurnettThe James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We review the current strategies used for penile rehabilitation (PR) after a radical prostatectomy, where PR is defined as the attempt to restore spontaneous erectile function so that the patient can generate erections with no need for erectile aids. We searched PubMed for relevant reports, using the keywords 'radical prostatectomy', 'penile rehabilitation', 'phosphodiesterase inhibitors', 'vacuum erection device', 'injection therapy', 'urethral suppository', and 'erectile dysfunction'. In all, 155 articles were identified and reviewed, and had a level of evidence ranging from 1b-4. The use of PR strategies should be based on the patient's goals after a thorough explanation of realistic expectations, and the risks and consequences of the various treatment options. While a multitude of studies suggest a benefit with PR strategies, there are no established, proven regimens. Further research is needed to establish the optimal approaches to PR.

Indexed as

CCI, Charlson comorbidity indexED, erectile dysfunctionErectile dysfunctionICI, intracavernous injectionIIEF-EF, international index of erectile function-erectile function domainInjection therapyIUA, intraurethral alprostadilPDE-5, phosphodiesterase-5Phosphodiesterase inhibitorPR, penile rehabilitationRadical prostatectomyRP, radical prostatectomySHIM, sexual health in men (questionnaire)Vacuum erection deviceVED, vacuum erection device

Identifiers

PMID26558087
PMCPMC4443015

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