Priapism: New Concepts in Medical and Surgical Management

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-194

  Burnett, Arthur L ^a   Bivalacqua, Trinity J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Erectile dysfunction; Erection; Ischemic priapism; Penis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMFEBUTAMONE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BACLOFEN; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; DIGOXIN; DOXAZOSIN; FLUOXETINE; GONADORELIN AGONIST; HEPARIN; HYDRALAZINE; HYDROXYZINE; LITHIUM; OLANZAPINE; PAPAVERINE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PHENTOLAMINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; PRAZOSIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TAMSULOSIN; TERAZOSIN; TERBUTALINE; THIORIDAZINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN;

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD DYSCRASIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; METABOLIC DISORDER; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS PROSTHESIS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; PRIAPISM; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79957472380     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: 1558318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2011.02.005     Document Type: Review

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