Association between Preoperative Erectile Dysfunction and Prostate Cancer Features-An Analysis from the Duke Prostate Center Database

These results suggest that the likelihood for adverse pathological outcomes as well as BCR following prostatectomy is higher among men with preoperative ED, though these results require validation in larger datasets. The present study indicates that preoperative ED might be a surrogate for adverse prostate cancer outcomes following RP. Kimura M, Bañez LL, Gerber L, Qi J, Tsivian M, Freedland SJ, Satoh T, Polascik TJ, Baba S, and Moul JW. Association between preoperative erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer features-An analysis from the Duke Prostate Center Database. J Sex Med 12;9:1174-1181.