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Colour penile Doppler ultrasonography with intraurethral prostaglandin-E2: Preliminary results

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Intraurethral instillation was used in place of intracavernosal injection of vasoactive agents for the colour Doppler investigation of patients with erectile dysfunction. A total of 19 patients were enrolled in this study. Colour penile Doppler ultrasonography was done with intracavernosal injection of papaverine-HCl 60 mg and intraurethral instillation of prostaglandin-E2 0.5mg. Arterial diameter, peak systolic velocity and end diastolic velocity were measured before and after papaverine injection and prostaglandin-E2 instillation. Colour penile Doppler parameters increased statistically significantly after papaverine injection and prostaglandin-E2 instillation (p<0.01). But we did not observe differences between the results after papaverine-HCl and prostaglandin-E2. We believe that prostaglandin-E2 may be used with colour Doppler ultrasonography in the evaluation of patients with erectile dysfunction.

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  1. Department of 1st Urology, Ankara Numune Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    M. Başar, H. Başar, L. Aydoĝanli, Ü Gümüs & Z. Akalin

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Başar, M., Başar, H., Aydoĝanli, L. et al. Colour penile Doppler ultrasonography with intraurethral prostaglandin-E2: Preliminary results. International Urology and Nephrology 29, 667–671 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02552184

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