Effects of transanal pelvic plexus stimulation on penile erection: Clinical implications

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1195-1201

  Kayigil, Onder ^a   Agras, Koray ^a,b   Gurdal, Mesut ^a   Serefoglu, Ege Can ^a   Okulu, Emrah ^a   Ucgul, Yusuf ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Electromyography; Erectile dysfunction; Penile erection; Penis

Indexed keywords

PAPAVERINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE PLEXUS; ORGANIC IMPOTENCE; PELVIC NERVE; PENIS ERECTION; TRANSANAL PELVIC PLEXUS STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPAVERINE; PENILE ERECTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 36649010395     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-007-9205-y     Document Type: Article

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