Association of erectile dysfunction and urolithiasis

Otunctemur, Alper; Ozbek, Emin; Cakir, Suleyman; DURSUN, Murat; Polat, Emre; Ozcan, Levent; Kose, Osman; Besiroglu, HÜSEYİN

doi:10.4081/aiua.2014.3.215

Association of erectile dysfunction and urolithiasis

Otunctemur A., Ozbek E., Cakir S. S., DURSUN M., Polat E. C., Ozcan L., ...More

ARCHIVIO ITALIANO DI UROLOGIA E ANDROLOGIA, vol.86, no.3, pp.215-216, 2014 (ESCI, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 86 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.4081/aiua.2014.3.215
Journal Name: ARCHIVIO ITALIANO DI UROLOGIA E ANDROLOGIA
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.215-216
Keywords: Urolithiasis, Erectile dysfunction, Metabolic syndrome, Testosterone, Hypogonadism, IIEF
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: In recent years, it has been shown that there is association between metabolic syndrome and urinary stone disease. Stone disease and erectile dysfunction (ED) are considered as systemic diseases which are associated with hormonal and metabolic disorders. Therefore we investigated the relationship between ED and urinary tract calculi.