priapism/カリウム

OBJECTIVE Digoxin use has long been recognized to affect adversely male sexual function but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. Digoxin is a known inhibitor of sodium/potassium adenosine triphosphatase (sodium pump), a plasma membrane enzyme that has a role in the regulation of smooth

OBJECTIVE Despite the introduction of sildenafil citrate many men with erectile dysfunction remain dependent on intracavernous therapy. While the majority achieves satisfactory results with currently available intracavernous preparations, all preparations have undesirable side effects, including

A 37-year-old man presented to the emergency department after an attempt to self-treat his priapism with saltpeter (K+NO3). Initially he had a potassium of 7.6 with electrocardiographic changes and a markedly elevated CO2. The potassium and carbon dioxide normalized in less than 24 hours with

Propofol, an intravenous anesthetic agent induces priapism in humans. We hypothesize the probable central nervous system and local mechanisms through which a similar molecule can be used as a therapy in erectile dysfunction. Previous literatures published over a period of 35 years (1976-2010) were

Previous studies concerning ischemic priapism revealed that hypoxia alters the erectile and contractile responses of penis. But the effects of accompanying acidosis on those responses have not been fully evaluated or understood yet. We performed this study to elucidate the role of acidosis on the

OBJECTIVE To identify and correlate various factors affecting the outcome of children with scorpion sting envenomation treated with prazosin in a tertiary care hospital. METHODS The study included 90 children admitted with scorpion sting envenomation over a period of four and half year. Grading of