Combined Doppler, blood gas, and Bennet quick test for venous leak practical for prepenile prosthesis testing in solo private offices.
Cavernosal blood gases have been widely reported but have not become routine in private practice. The method reported here employs the aspiration of blood gases 15 minutes after pharmacologic challenge followed by a quick test for venous leak followed by Doppler stethoscope observations. The results in 90 patients suggest its selective use in the subset of nonresponding, nonleakers who have open cavernous arteries by Doppler, typically diabetics.
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Department of Surgery, VAMC Fresno, Fresno, California 93704, USA.
D001784:Blood Gas Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018783:Impotence, Vasculogenic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010208:Papaverine; D015917:Penile Prosthesis; D010824:Physicians' Offices; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
D010208:Papaverine