ArticleInternational journal of impotence research2023
Comparison of the efficacy of the early LI-SWT plus daily tadalafil with daily tadalafil only as penile rehabilitation for postprostatectomy erectile dysfunction.
Article in International journal of impotence research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for erectile dysfunction: rethinking study design, implementation, and analysis.British medical bulletin · 2025Pooled it
- Health literacy correlates, barriers, and adherence in post-prostatectomy sexual rehabilitation: cross-sectional findings from China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Review
- Radial wave therapy does not improve early recovery of erectile function after nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy: a prospective trial.Translational andrology and urology · 2023Article
- Where do we stand?-Recent update of shock wave therapy as penile rehabilitation for postprostatectomy erectile dysfunction.Translational andrology and urology · 2023Article
- Low-intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for the Management of Postprostatectomy Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review of the Literature.European urology open science · 2022Review
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Abstract
This study compares the efficacy of the early low-intensity shock wave therapy (LI-SWT) plus daily tadalafil with daily tadalafil only therapy as penile rehabilitation for postprostatectomy erectile dysfunction in patients with prostate cancer who underwent bilateral interfascial nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (robotic or open). From April 2019 to March 2021, 165 patients were enrolled, and 80 of them successfully completed this prospective study. Daily tadalafil were administered to all the patients. LI-SWT consisted of a total of six sessions. Each session was performed on days 4, 5, 6, and 7, and on the second and fourth weeks after surgery. Each LI-SWT session consisted of 300 shocks at an energy density of 0.09 mJ/mm
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