Does Kidney Transplantation Help Young Patients on Dialysis With Erectile Dysfunction? A Single-center Study
Does Kidney Transplantation Help Young Patients on Dialysis With Erectile Dysfunction? A Single-center Study
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DOI:
10.1016/j.urology.2022.07.042
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发表时间:
2022-11-10
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2.1
通讯作者:
Elatreisy, Adel
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作者:
El Hennawy, Hany Mohamed;Safar, Omar;Elatreisy, Adel
OBJECTIVE to investigate the effects of a successful KT on EF in male patients with ESRD.MATERIALS AND METHODS A single-center cross-sectional prospective study to assess the erectile dysfunction in male patients one month before and one year after KT. We adopted a validated, self-administered translated International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-15) questionnaire. A sub-analysis was performed by categorizing the cohort into 2 age groups: = 50 yr.RESULTS Between September 2017 and February 2021, 68 ESRD patients underwent kidney transplantation (KT), with a mean age of 48.9 +/- 12.9 years. Thirty-one patients were below 50 years (Group I). The median hemodialysis duration was 12 months. Sixty-three patients (92.6%) had ED. The mean total IIEF-15 score before and after was 46.8/75 +/- 12.7 and 55.5 +/- 13, respectively (P