The Effect of Intraurethral Instillation of PGE1 Solution in Patients with Erectile Dysfunction / 대한비뇨기과학회지
Korean Journal of Urology
;
: 601-604, 1998.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-87388
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Intracavernosal self injection therapy is now being widely used to treat patients with erectile dysfunction. However, there is a large number of patients who give up the self injection program due to the fear of injection. Therefore, less invasive route of drug administration is highly recommended. We investigated the efficacy of intraurethral instillation of Prostaglandin El (PGE1 ) solution in the patients who showed full erection with intracavernosal injection of PGE1. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Twenty-nine impotent patients who showed full erection with intracavernosal injection of PGE1 were included in this study. We estimated the grades and durations of the penile erection after intraurethral instillation of PGE1RESULTS:
Sixteen out of 29 patients(55.2%) showed full erection with intraurethral instillation. Two patients(6.9%) showed urethral pain which disappeared within 24 hours. But there was no systemic side effectCONCLUSIONS:
Intraurethral instillation of PGE1 appears to be safe, well tolerated, and less invasive treatment modality Thus it can be selected as an alternative treatment of impotence in selected cases.
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Main subject:
Penile Erection
/
Alprostadil
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Erectile Dysfunction
Limits:
Humans
/
Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Urology
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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