Does low intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy have a physiological effect on erectile function? Short-term results of a randomized, double-blind, sham controlled study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1769-1775

  Vardi, Yoram ^a   Appel, Boaz ^a   Kilchevsky, Amichai ^a,b   Gruenwald, Ilan ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

erectile dysfunction; hemodynamics; high energy shock waves; penis

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; ERECTION HARDNESS SCORE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; LOW INTENSITY EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY; MALE; PENILE BLOOD FLOW; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; PENIS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PILOT PROJECTS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 84859523360     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.12.117     Document Type: Article

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