Veno-occlusive dysfunction of corpora cavernosa: comparison of diagnostic methods. 1995

S Glina, and M F Silva, and P Puech-Leão, and J M Reis, and A M Lucon
Instituto H. Ellis, São Paulo, Brasil.

Pump cavernosometry, pharmaco-cavernosometry, gravity cavernosometry and the intracavernous pressure drop test are the most used tests for the diagnosis of venoocclusive dysfunction. To verify whether patients show equivalent results in each of these four tests, and to ascertain whether there is any influence of the sequence of the exams over the results, 123 male patients with erectile dysfunction, aged 21 to 82 years (mean 48), were evaluated. All were submitted to the four tests in randomized sequence. Two criteria were used to define the normal results of pump cavernosometry and pharmaco-cavernosometry, both based on patients with normal veno-occlusive function. The incidence of normal results varied from 6.5% in pump cavernosometry according to criterion I to 64.2% in pharmaco-cavernosometry according to criterion II. Results of the four tests agreed completely (all normal or all abnormal) in 43.9% of the patients when criteria I was used and 58.3% with criteria II. Incidence of normal results in each test did not vary according to the sequence in which the exams were done. Pump cavernosometry, pharmaco-cavernosometry, gravity cavernosometry and intracavernous pressure drop test did not show equivalent results for individual patients. Results were not influenced by the sequence of the tests.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010208 Papaverine An alkaloid found in opium but not closely related to the other opium alkaloids in its structure or pharmacological actions. It is a direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used in the treatment of impotence and as a vasodilator, especially for cerebral vasodilation. The mechanism of its pharmacological actions is not clear, but it apparently can inhibit phosphodiesterases and it may have direct actions on calcium channels. Cerespan,Papaverine Hydrochloride,Pavabid,Pavatym,Hydrochloride, Papaverine
D010413 Penis The external reproductive organ of males. It is composed of a mass of erectile tissue enclosed in three cylindrical fibrous compartments. Two of the three compartments, the corpus cavernosa, are placed side-by-side along the upper part of the organ. The third compartment below, the corpus spongiosum, houses the urethra. Glans Penis,Penis, Glans
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D012039 Regional Blood Flow The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body. Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D001794 Blood Pressure PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS. Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D001795 Blood Pressure Determination Techniques used for measuring BLOOD PRESSURE. Blood Pressure Determinations,Determination, Blood Pressure
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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