Is there an optimal time for intracavernous prostaglandin E1 rehabilitation following nonnerve sparing radical prostatectomy? Results from a hemodynamic prospective study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2166-2169

  Gontero, Paolo ^a   Fontana, Francesco ^a   Bagnasacco, Andrea ^a   Panella, Massimiliano ^a   Kocjancic, Ervin ^a   Pretti, Giuliano ^a   Frea, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Impotence; Prostatectomy, alprostadil, injections; Ultrasonography, doppler, color

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN OCCLUSION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0038625459     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000064939.04658.15     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Mulhall, J. P., Slovick, R., Hotaling, J., Aviv, N., Valenzuela, R., Waters, W. B. et al: Erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy: hemodynamic profiles and their correlation with the recovery of erectile function. J Urol, 167: 1371, 2002
2. Montorsi, F., Guazzoni, G., Strambi, L. F., Da Pozzo, L. F., Nava, L., Barbieri, L. et al: Recovery of spontaneous erectile function after nerve-sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy with and without early intracavernous injections of alprostadil: results of a prospective, randomized trial. J Urol, 158: 1408, 1997
3. Nehra, A., Goldstein, I., Pabby, A., Nugent, M., Huang, Y.-H., de las Morenas, A. et al: Mechanisms of venous leakage: a prospective clinicopathological correlation of corporeal function and structure. J Urol, 156: 1320, 1996
4. Klein, L. T., Miller, M. I., Buttyan, R., Raffo, A. J., Burchard, M., Devris, G. et al: Apoptosis in the rat penis after penile denervation. J Urol, 158: 626, 1997
5. Gralnek, D., Wessells, H., Cui, H. and Dalkin, B. L.: Differences in sexual function and quality of life after nerve sparing and nonnerve sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy. J Urol, 163: 1166, 2000
6. Baniel, J., Israilov, S., Segenreich, E. and Livne, P. M.: Comparative evaluation of treatments for erectile dysfunction in patients with prostate cancer after radical retropubic prostatectomy. BJU Int, 88: 58, 2001
7. Zippe, C. D., Jhaveri, F. M., Klein, E. A., Kedia, S., Pasqualotto, F. F., Kedia, A. et al: Role of Viagra after radical prostatectomy. Urology, 55: 241, 2000
8. Dennis, R. L. and McDougal, W. S.: Pharmacological treatment of erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy. J Urol, 139: 775, 1988
9. Rosen, R. C., Riley, A., Wagner, G., Osterloh, I. H., Kirkpatrick, J. and Mishra, A.: The international index of erectile function (IIEF): a multidimensional scale for assessment of erectile dysfunction. Urology, 49: 822, 1997
10. Cappellieri, J. C., Rosen, R. C., Smith, M. D., Mishra, A. and Osterloh, I. H.: Diagnostic evaluation of the erectile function domain of the International Index of Erectile Function. Urology, 54-346, 1999
11. Patel, U. and Lees, W. R.: Penile sonography. In: Ultrasound of Superficial Structures. Edited by L. Solbiati and G. Rizzato. London: Churchill-Livingstone, chapt. 11, pp. 229-242, 1995
12. Virag, R., Frydman, D., Legman, M. and Virag, H.: Intracavernous injection of papaverine as a diagnostic and therapeutic method in erectile failure. Angiology, 35: 79, 1984
13. Wong, D. and Whaley, L.: Clinical Manual of Pediatric Nursing. St. Louis: Mosby-YearBook, 1990
14. Walsh, P. C. and Donker, P. J.: Impotence following radical prostatectomy: insight into etiology and prevention. J Urol, 128: 492, 1982
15. Quinlan, D. M., Epstein, J. I., Carter, B. S. and Walsh, P. C.: Sexual function following radical prostatectomy: influence of preservation of neurovascular bundles. J Urol, 145: 998, 2001
16. Kim, N., Vardi, Y., Padma-Nathan, H., Daley, J., Goldstein, I. and Saenz de Tejada, I.: Oxygen tension regulates the nitric oxid pathway. Physiological role in penile erection. J Clin Invest, 91: 437, 1993
17. Moreland, R. B.: Is there a role of hypoxemia in penile fibrosis: a viewpoint presented to the Society for the Study of Impotence. Int J Impot Res, 10: 113, 1998
18. Zimmern, P. E., Kaswick, J. and Leach, G. E.: How potent is potent before nerve sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy? J Urol, 154: 1100, 1995
19. Linet, O. I. and Ogrinc, F. G.: Efficacy and safety of intracavernosal alprostadil in men with erectile dysfunction. The Alprostadil Study Group. N Engl J Med, 334: 873, 1996
20. Montorsi, F., Guazzoni, G., Barbieri, L., Galli, L., Rigatti, P., Pizzini, G. et al: The effect of intracorporeal injection plus genital and audiovisual sexual stimulation versus second injection on penile color Doppler sonography parameters. J Urol, 155: 536, 1996
21. Aboseif, S., Shinohara, K., Breza, J., Benard, F. and Narayan, P.: Role of penile vascular injury in erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy. Br J Urol, 73: 75, 1994
22. Droupy, S., Hessel, A., Benoit, G., Blanchet, P., Jardin, A. and Giuliano, F.: Assessment of the functional role of accessory pudendal arteries in erection by transrectal color Doppler ultrasound. J Urol, 162: 1987, 1999