Treatment of erectile dysfunction following cavernous nerve injury with adipose-tissue derived stem cells: efficacy and insights into the mechanisms of action of stem cell therapy. KU Leuven
Radical prostatectomy is for most urologists the preferred treatment option for localized prostate carcinoma in young patients. During this surgery, irrespective of the extent of neurovascular budle preservation, neuropraxia of the cavernous nerves occurs, and Wallerian degeneration of these nerves ensues, resulting in fibrosis in the corpus cavernosum, anda loss in smooth muscle mass. These changes in turn result in changed compliance of the ...