A Case of Neurogenic Bladder and Erectile Dysfunction due to Decompression Sickness / 대한남성과학회지
Korean Journal of Andrology
;
: 51-53, 2006.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-18269
ABSTRACT
Decompression sickness is a disease caused by nitrogen bubbles in the tissues of divers who move too rapidly from environments of higher to those of lower atmospheric pressures. Nitrogen breathed in air under pressure dissolves in tissue fluids. When ambient pressure is reduced too rapidly, nitrogen goes out of solution faster than it can be circulated to the lungs for expiration. Gaseous nitrogen then accumulates in the joint spaces and peripheral circulation, impairing tissue oxygenation. We report a case of patient who experiencedneurogenic bladder and erectile dysfunction after decompression sickness. To our knowledge, this is the first case of neurogenic bladder and erectile dysfunction due to decompression sickness in the Korean literature.
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Main subject:
Oxygen
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Atmospheric Pressure
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Urinary Bladder
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Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic
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Decompression
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Decompression Sickness
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Erectile Dysfunction
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Joints
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Lung
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Nitrogen
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Andrology
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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