Key result
Prostatectomy resulted in a 4% chance of total impotence for men with full preoperative potency, compared to a 10% chance for those with failing preoperative potency.
Why the study?
What is the incidence of impotence following prostatectomy?
Population
Men undergoing prostatectomy
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Preoperative potency informs post-prostatectomy erectile risk counseling; leaves open the impact of contemporary nerve-sparing techniques.
Cohort
What is the incidence of impotence following prostatectomy?
The risk of post-prostatectomy impotence is highly dependent on preoperative potency status, with fully potent men having a relatively low risk of total impotence.
Hargreave et al. (1977) conducted a cohort in Post-prostatectomy impotence. Prostatectomy was evaluated on Incidence of post-prostatectomy impotence. Prostatectomy resulted in a 4% chance of total impotence for men with full preoperative potency, compared to a 10% chance for those with failing preoperative potency.
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