Pathophysiology of priapism: Dysregulatory erection physiology thesis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-34

  Burnett, Arthur L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemodynamics; Muscle, smooth; Penile erection; Penis; Priapism

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALCOHOL; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANDROGEN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIMONY TARTRATE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; GUANETHIDINE; HYDRALAZINE; LIDOCAINE; MERCURY; METHYLENE BLUE; OXYGEN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SILDENAFIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TACROLIMUS; TERBUTALINE; TRAZODONE; TRIMIPRAMINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRACAVERNOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAVAGE; LEECH; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENIS AMPUTATION; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0038340879     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000046303.22757.f2     Document Type: Review

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