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ArticleAdvances in urology2014

Structured Self-Rated Response to Iontophoresis with Verapamil and Dexamethasone in Peyronie's Disease.

Abas Kokab, Kevan Wylie, Patricia Allen, Abhijeeth Shetty, Debbie Davies-South

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Article in Advances in urology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 2018 Canadian Urological Association guideline for Peyronie's disease and congenital penile curvature.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Abas KokabSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK.
Kevan WylieSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK ; Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S11 9BF, UK.
Patricia AllenSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK.
Abhijeeth ShettySheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S11 9BF, UK.
Debbie Davies-SouthSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBSheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction. New therapies evolve for the treatment of Peyronie's disease (PD) including the application of dexamethasone and verapamil using Electro Motive Drug Administration (EMDA). Patients and Methods. Patients with PD were routinely offered Potaba, Vitamin E, tamoxifen or colchicine for 6 to 18 months and for those with no improvement, 18 applications of dexamethasone and verapamil using EMDA occurred over a 6 week period. All 30 patients receiving EMDA therapy completed a questionnaire before and after treatment. The data was collected from December 2004 to November 2009 and analysed to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment. Results. Median age of patients was 59 (range 39-71). Curvature was the most common presenting complaint (73.3%) followed by pain (23.3%), erectile dysfunction (13.3%), and lump (13.3%). 24/30 (80%) reported an improvement in symptoms after EMDA. 16 of the responders (66.7%) had a stable plaque for at least 6 months. The patients who complained of shortening of the penis (P = 0.003) or lowered sexual desire (P = 0.024) expressed subsequently significant response to treatment. There was statistically significant (P = 0.019) improvement of penile deviation reported by responding men. Conclusion. A significant proportion of patients who received EMDA reported decreased curvature following iontophoresis. No serious adverse reactions developed.

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