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The effect of transurethral surgery on penile erections in 62 spinal cord injury patients is reviewed. In a group of 43 patients with preoperative erections, 19 noticed no change in the pattern of erections. Twenty-four of the 43 patients notice either a diminution or total disappearance.
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Thomas, D. The effect of trans-urethral surgery on penile erections in spinal cord injury patients. Spinal Cord 13, 286–289 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1975.44
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