title: Intracavernosal injection of prostaglandin E1 as an alternative for papaverine in penile angiography.
abstract: Arteriography of the penile vasculature was performed after intracavernous injection of prostaglandin E1 in five patients. Penile tumescence was obtained in three patients with a dose of 10 micrograms and in the other two patients with a dose of 20 micrograms. Mean duration of penile tumescence was 1 h 36 min. Visualization of the penile vasculature was adequate in all patients. Local pain was a minor side effect in one patient. These preliminary results suggest that prostaglandin E1 might represent an alternative for papaverine in the angiographic study of male impotence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals K.U. Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peene
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Steeno
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baert
mesh_terms: D000527:Alprostadil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000792:Angiography; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010208:Papaverine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010410:Penile Erection; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D010208:Papaverine; D000527:Alprostadil