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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
With better understanding of the pathophysiology of erectile dysfunction, various causes of impotence can be identified accurately with the help of different investigation modalities. However, it is controversial as to what extent investigations are considered as adequate because most of the time they do not influence patient management. The clinical evaluation of erectile dysfunction should include a thorough sexual and medical history and physical examination. Further special investigations such as nocturnal penile tumescence studies, duplex ultrasonography, dynamic infusion cavernosometry and cavernosography, and arteriography should only be ordered logically after careful consideration of whether they will affect patient outcome. Therefore in this review, we aim to evaluate critically these different special investigations with regards to their indications and pitfalls so that a logical approach to the evaluation of impotence can be obtained.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0304-4602
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
741-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical evaluation of impotence.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Urology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review