Combination of vacuum erection device and PDE5 inhibitors as salvage therapy in PDE5 inhibitor nonresponders with erectile dysfunction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2561-2567

  Canguven, Onder ^a   Bailen, James ^b   Fredriksson, William ^c   Bock, David ^d   Burnett, Arthur L ^e,f  

^a Kartal Training and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

^b PSC   (United States)

^c Idaho Urologic Institute   (United States)

^d Kansas City Urology Care   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Combination therapy; Patient satisfaction; Penile erection; Phosphodiesterase; VED

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VARDENAFIL; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GLOBAL PATIENT ASSESSMENT SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SALVAGE THERAPY; SEXUAL ENCOUNTER PROFILE 2; SEXUAL ENCOUNTER PROFILE 3; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VACUUM; DRUG EFFECTS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENILE ERECTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 69949105264     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01364.x     Document Type: Article

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