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Case Reports
. 1978 Sep;21(6):418-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF02586718.

Impotence after proctectomy for inflammatory disease of the bowel

M L Corman, M C Veidenheimer, J A Coller
Case Reports

Impotence after proctectomy for inflammatory disease of the bowel

M L Corman et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 1978 Sep.

Abstract

During 1964 through 1973, 76 men underwent abdominoperineal resection as part of or subsequent to resection for inflammatory bowel disease. No instance of permanent impotence was found. Proctectomy should not be deferred because of the risk of impotence.

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