De novo erectile dysfunction after anterior urethroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the likelihood of developing de novo erectile dysfunction (ED) after anterior urethroplasty and to determine if this likelihood is influenced by age, stricture length, number of previous procedures or timing of evaluation.

Materials and methods

PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and Google Scholar databases were searched for the terms 'urethroplasty', 'urethral obstruction', 'urethral stricture', 'sexual function', 'erection', 'erectile function', 'erectile dysfunction', 'impotence' and 'sexual dysfunction'. Two reviewers evaluated articles for inclusion based on predetermined criteria.

Results

In a meta-analysis of 36 studies with a total of 2323 patients, de novo ED was rare, with an incidence of 1%. In studies that assessed postoperative erectile funct

SUBMITTER: Blaschko SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3740455 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature