Sexual dysfunction following aortoiliac surgery: Does endovascular repair preserve erectile function??

Objective: The purpose is to determine the incidence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease and compare the change of ED after open surgery and endovascular repair. Materials and Methods: A prospective and comparative study in a single center from January 2013 to...

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Main Authors: Souad Benallal, Mourad Raiah, Karima Chenni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2021;volume=8;issue=4;spage=355;epage=359;aulast=Benallal
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description Objective: The purpose is to determine the incidence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease and compare the change of ED after open surgery and endovascular repair. Materials and Methods: A prospective and comparative study in a single center from January 2013 to October 2015, 103 male patients admitted for extensive aortoiliac occlusive lesions. The erectile function (EF) was evaluated using a questionnaire. All patients filled out the questionnaire preoperatively and postoperatively after 1 year. Results: This study enrolled two groups: 48 patients underwent endovascular treatment and 55 patients underwent open surgery (aortofemoral or aorto-iliac bypasses). Preoperatively, 45.8% of patients were functionally impotent; there was no difference EF depending on the stage of peripheral arterial disease or the severity of obstructive aortoiliac lesions. Postoperative impotence was twice as common in those with minor dysfunction preoperatively, deterioration of EF occurred in 16.2% in the surgical group, and 2.1% in the endovascular group, with a very significant difference (P = 0.0001). In multivariate analysis, adjusted to preoperative EF was significantly more impaired postoperatively after median laparotomy (heart rate: 24.80 confidence interval = 95% [3.17–51.80], P < 0.0001). Conclusion: Sexual dysfunction is a frequent and often missed comorbidity in vascular surgery patients, especially after aortoiliac surgery. Hence, it must be diagnosed and evaluated in preoperatively in the choice of the therapeutic approach. For that endovascular treatment offers a less invasive alternative to open surgery and allows patients to maintain its sexual function intact and improve the quality of life.
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spelling doaj.art-25594076d54945bd89bd0a1a566400ce2022-12-21T19:38:29ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery0972-08202394-09992021-01-018435535910.4103/ijves.ijves_2_21Sexual dysfunction following aortoiliac surgery: Does endovascular repair preserve erectile function??Souad BenallalMourad RaiahKarima ChenniObjective: The purpose is to determine the incidence of erectile dysfunction (ED) in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease and compare the change of ED after open surgery and endovascular repair. Materials and Methods: A prospective and comparative study in a single center from January 2013 to October 2015, 103 male patients admitted for extensive aortoiliac occlusive lesions. The erectile function (EF) was evaluated using a questionnaire. All patients filled out the questionnaire preoperatively and postoperatively after 1 year. Results: This study enrolled two groups: 48 patients underwent endovascular treatment and 55 patients underwent open surgery (aortofemoral or aorto-iliac bypasses). Preoperatively, 45.8% of patients were functionally impotent; there was no difference EF depending on the stage of peripheral arterial disease or the severity of obstructive aortoiliac lesions. Postoperative impotence was twice as common in those with minor dysfunction preoperatively, deterioration of EF occurred in 16.2% in the surgical group, and 2.1% in the endovascular group, with a very significant difference (P = 0.0001). In multivariate analysis, adjusted to preoperative EF was significantly more impaired postoperatively after median laparotomy (heart rate: 24.80 confidence interval = 95% [3.17–51.80], P < 0.0001). Conclusion: Sexual dysfunction is a frequent and often missed comorbidity in vascular surgery patients, especially after aortoiliac surgery. Hence, it must be diagnosed and evaluated in preoperatively in the choice of the therapeutic approach. For that endovascular treatment offers a less invasive alternative to open surgery and allows patients to maintain its sexual function intact and improve the quality of life.http://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2021;volume=8;issue=4;spage=355;epage=359;aulast=Benallalaortoiliac occlusive diseaseendovascular repairerectile dysfunction; impotencesexual dysfunction
spellingShingle Souad Benallal
Mourad Raiah
Karima Chenni
Sexual dysfunction following aortoiliac surgery: Does endovascular repair preserve erectile function??
Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
aortoiliac occlusive disease
endovascular repair
erectile dysfunction; impotence
sexual dysfunction
title Sexual dysfunction following aortoiliac surgery: Does endovascular repair preserve erectile function??
title_full Sexual dysfunction following aortoiliac surgery: Does endovascular repair preserve erectile function??
title_fullStr Sexual dysfunction following aortoiliac surgery: Does endovascular repair preserve erectile function??
title_full_unstemmed Sexual dysfunction following aortoiliac surgery: Does endovascular repair preserve erectile function??
title_short Sexual dysfunction following aortoiliac surgery: Does endovascular repair preserve erectile function??
title_sort sexual dysfunction following aortoiliac surgery does endovascular repair preserve erectile function
topic aortoiliac occlusive disease
endovascular repair
erectile dysfunction; impotence
sexual dysfunction
url http://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2021;volume=8;issue=4;spage=355;epage=359;aulast=Benallal
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