title: Diagnosis of male impotence after intracavernous papaverine test.
abstract: The diagnosis and treatment of male impotence have been radically modified by the introduction of intracavernous injections of papaverine. Papaverine treatment can solve more than 70% of male impotence cases, so that the real clue to the diagnosis of impotence is to discriminate between patients who can be treated by papaverine alone and patients deserving thorough investigation. The association of papaverine injection plus video sexual stimulation for this purpose was adopted in our last 250 unselected patients and represents a valuable tool. 115 of 250 achieved successful treatment for their impotence according the following percentages: intracavernous papaverine injections at the practice or at home 75.8%; prosthesis, 19.1%; venous surgery, 3.4%, and arterial surgery, 1.7%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puppo
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: De Rose
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pittaluga
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giuliani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010208:Papaverine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000187:drug effects*; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012646:Self Administration; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D010208:Papaverine