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2340373

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
The papaverine test has been widely used as a diagnostic procedure in erectile impotence. However, when patients do not achieve full erection on the test, it is necessary to differentiate between insufficient inflow and excessive outflow. Gravity cavernosometry is a method designed to evaluate the pressure responses in the corpora when they are subjected to a constant infusion pressure. The infusion flow is of minor significance. The intracavernous pressure (ICP) was measured in cadavers, in psychogenically impotent patients and in patients with arteriogenic impotence, following administration of papaverine and gravity perfusion. During perfusion in cadavers and in psychogenic patients, the ICP showed values above 110 cm H2O, while in arteriogenic patients the values ranged from 30 to 141 cm H2O. In the arteriogenic group, 11/20 patients had an ICP lower than 110 during perfusion. There was no correlation between the pre-perfusion pressure and the final pressure with perfusion. Gravity cavernosometry is a simple, cost-effective and reliable method for the assessment of corporeal competence.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0007-1331
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
391-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Gravity cavernosometry--a simple diagnostic test for cavernosal incompetence.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article