Sexual dysfunction following surgery for rectal cancer - a clinical and neurophysiological study
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- 17 September 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
- Vol. 28 (1) , 128
Abstract
Sexual dysfunction following surgery for rectal cancer may be frequent and often severe. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the occurrence of this complication from both a clinical point of view and by means of neurophysiological tests.Keywords
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