Disorders of Male Sexual Function Following Operative Procedures in the Aortoiliac Region

Abstract

With the continuing development of modern vascular surgery, an increasing number of vascular reconstructions at the site of the abdominal aorta are being performed, even in younger patients. Postoperative sexual dysfunction not present preoperatively is noticed in a significant percentage of patients. The literature reports up to 88%. However, sexual dysfunction following operations in the region of the aorta and iliac arteries is almost always accepted as an unavoidable consequence of limb-saving operative technique and is justified as such to the patient. In the majority of cases, such postoperative impairment of male sexual function is either of vascular or of neurogenic origin.