PRIAPISM FOLLOWING INTRACAVERNOUS INJECTI ON OF PGE1 IN 2 PATIENTS WITH IMPOTENCE AFTER RADICAL CYSTOPROSTATECTOMY

Authors
LLOPIS J ROMERO JA GUTIERREZ R ALVAREZ R TALBOT R VENDRELL JR BARRANCO MA CARRETERO P
Citation
J. Llopis et al., PRIAPISM FOLLOWING INTRACAVERNOUS INJECTI ON OF PGE1 IN 2 PATIENTS WITH IMPOTENCE AFTER RADICAL CYSTOPROSTATECTOMY, Journal d'urologie, 101(2), 1995, pp. 104-106
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Journal d'urologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
02480018
Volume
101
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
104 - 106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0248-0018(1995)101:2<104:PFIIOO>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The authors report two cases of priapism of more than six hours, follo wing intracavernous injection of 15 and 10 meg PgE1 respectively, in s ix patients with impotence after radical cystoprostatectomy. Bearing i n mind the proven safety of intracavernous injection of PgE1 in the tr eatment and diagnosis of erectile dysfunction, such a proportion of pr iapism in this group of patients has called our attention. It is proba bly due to an increased in the PgE1 intracavernous metabolism, due to the ligation of the penile venous drainage during surgery.