NOCTURNAL PENILE TUMESCENCE ACTIVITY UNCHANGED AFTER LONG-TERM INTRACAVERNOUS INJECTION THERAPY
| Autor: | Allen D. Seftel, Eric Corty, Scott D. Rutchik, Prakash Maniam, Stanley E. Althof, Nehemia Hampel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Tumescence
medicine.medical_specialty Organic erectile dysfunction business.industry Urology Mean age Intracavernous injection medicine.disease Surgery chemistry.chemical_compound Erectile dysfunction medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Anesthesia Nocturnal penile tumescence medicine Prostaglandin E1 business Penis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Urology. 165:830-833 |
| ISSN: | 1527-3792 0022-5347 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)66538-x |
| Popis: | Purpose: Anecdotal evidence suggests that some men have restored erectile function after long-term intracavernous injection therapy for erectile dysfunction. We objectively assessed this phenomenon using nocturnal penile tumescence testing.Materials and Methods: In our retrospective study 19 men with a mean age of 53.5 years who had organic erectile dysfunction underwent nocturnal penile tumescence testing before and after prostaglandin E1 based intracavernous injection at least 6 months in duration. The nocturnal penile tumescence parameters measured included the number of erectile episodes, base and tip tumescence, and percent of time with rigidity greater than 70% at the penile base and tip. A 5-item questionnaire was given to all patients after the intracavernous injection period to assess subjective changes in erectile quality.Results: Mean time on intracavernous injection was 2.42 years and mean injection frequency was 3.74 times monthly. Prostaglandin E1 only, and combined prostaglandin E1, phentol... |
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