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Long-term intracavernosal injection therapy: treatment efficacy and patient satisfaction
- Source :
- International journal of impotence research. 32(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Intracavernosal injection therapy (ICI) was the first pharmacologic treatment in the management of erectile dysfunction. ICI allows for customization of medication composition and concentrations, making it a highly effective treatment with an acceptable side effect profile. The objective was to investigate the long-term results of ICI using validated and non-validated instruments. This is a retrospective, single-institution study of 105 patients (mean age 61.6 ± 11.1) patients using ICI. Mean duration of ICI was 8.4 ± 6.25 years. Pre- and post-treatment patient-reported penile rigidity were 41.1% ± 29.3 and 89.6% ± 13.6, respectively (p
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Side effect
Urology
medicine.medical_treatment
Priapism
030232 urology & nephrology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Patient satisfaction
Erectile Dysfunction
medicine
Humans
Dosing
Penile pain
Aged
Retrospective Studies
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Prostatectomy
business.industry
Penile Erection
Retrospective cohort study
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Erectile dysfunction
Treatment Outcome
Patient Satisfaction
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14765489
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International journal of impotence research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d677d3ef6b6851d3591305b1d4a1bbc6