PROSTAGLANDIN-E1 - THE CHEMICAL IMPLANT

Authors
DEBOCCARD GA ROCHAT CH
Citation
Ga. Deboccard et Ch. Rochat, PROSTAGLANDIN-E1 - THE CHEMICAL IMPLANT, Annales d'Urologie, 27(3), 1993, pp. 152-155
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Annales d'Urologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034401
Volume
27
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
152 - 155
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4401(1993)27:3<152:P-TCI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The treatment of erectile failure has developed rapidly over the last decade with the introduction of intracavernosal self injection therapy , first with phenoxybenzamine, then with papaverine and paraverine-phe ntolamine. These drugs are now progressively replaced by prostaglandin E1 mainly because of its efficacy and fewer side effects. Protaglandi n E1 can induce a rigid erection even in case of severe arteriopathy a nd offers an excellent alternative to a prosthetic implant.