title: Intracavernous injection of vasoactive drugs, an alternative for treating impotence in spinal cord injury patients.
abstract: We report on our results with the intracavernous injection and self-injection of papaverine-phentolamine in a group of spinal cord injury patients with erectile impotence. This technique offers the possibility of achieving a full erection which continues for a few hours and disappears afterwards. In our limited experience no major complications have occurred. If our findings are confirmed, in future, the self-injection technique may become a valuable alternative to implanting a prosthesis in impotent paraplegics and tetraplegics.
mesh_terms: D004338:Drug Combinations; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D010208:Papaverine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010413:Penis; D010646:Phentolamine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011317:Priapism / Q000139:chemically induced; D012646:Self Administration; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D010208:Papaverine; D010646:Phentolamine