Sympathetic Skin Response in Patients with Vascular Erectile Dysfunction
The World Journal of Men's Health
;
: 36-42, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We aimed to investigate the utility of sympathetic skin response (SSR) test for evaluating vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (ED) which is the most common type of impotence. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Men in the age group of 28 to 60 years and suffering from vasculogenic ED, as confirmed by a papaverin test and color Doppler sonography, at least for 6 months referred from our university urology department were included. We used the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) for grading severity of dysfunction and recorded the SSR of every patient from the median, tibial, and dorsal nerves of the penis. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), independent t-test and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used for comparing quantitative variables, and Fisher's Exact test was used for comparing qualitative variables. The Mann-Whitney U Test and the Kruskal-Wallis test were performed for analysis of data that were not normally distributed. A p value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.RESULTS:
Forty-two patients were recruited for the study. We found a strong statistical relationship between the IIEF score and the pathologic SSR registered from every mentioned nerve. Patients with abnormal SSR had more severe ED according to IIEF score (p<0.001). In addition, the IIEF score had a significantcorrelation with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease (t-test; p<0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
Our results confirmed the presence of autonomic dysfunction in patients with vasculogenic impotence via an SSR test. We suggest evaluating the efficacy of the SSR test in patients with vascular impotence for treatment response monitoring in future studies.
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Asunto principal:
Pene
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Piel
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Sistema Nervioso Autónomo
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Urología
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Impotencia Vasculogénica
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Electrodiagnóstico
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Disfunción Eréctil
Tipo de estudio:
Investigación cualitativa
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The World Journal of Men's Health
Año:
2014
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