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Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology (2007) 3, 80-81
doi:10.1038/ncpneph0397  
Received 21 September 2006 | Accepted 27 November 2006

Sildenafil citrate: a safe and effective treatment for erectile dysfunction after renal transplantation?

Andrea Salonia

Correspondence Ospedale San Raffaele, Department of Urology, Via Olgettina 60, Milan 20132, Italy

Email
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ED can negatively affect health and quality of life in men with chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease, and those on hemodialysis. Moreover, pre-existing or de novo ED is a frequent comorbidity after kidney transplantation, with age, time on dialysis, severity of peripheral arterial disease, and multiple transplantations representing independent risk factors for the development of organic ED.1, 2

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