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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2018

Cavernous Nerve Stimulation and Recording of Intracavernous Pressure in a Rat.

Morten Hox, Travis Mann-Gow, Lars Lund, Peter Zvara

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Morten HoxBiomedical Laboratory and the Research Unit of Urology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark.
Travis Mann-GowDepartment of Surgery, University of Vermont.
Lars LundResearch Unit of Urology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark; Department of Urology, Odense University Hospital.
Peter ZvaraBiomedical Laboratory and the Research Unit of Urology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark; Department of Urology, Odense University Hospital; pzvara@health.sdu.dk.
University of Southern Denmark · DKOdense University Hospital · DKUniversity of Vermont · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The stimulation of the cavernous nerve (CN) and measurement of intracavernous pressure (ICP) have been used extensively to test and evaluate therapies for erectile dysfunction. However, the methods used vary between laboratories, and pitfalls still exist. The goal of this study was to describe a surgical technique that would provide a reliable and reproducible model. By exposing the ischiocavernosus muscle at its point of insertion on the ischial tuberosity, the penile crus could be cannulated with minimal dissection and injury to the structures involved in erectile function. Repeated stimulation of the CN, without the need for lifting and drying, was achieved by using a 125 µm bipolar silver electrode and biocompatible silicon glue to isolate the electrode-nerve complex. This method prevents neuropraxia by reducing stretching and drying the nerve and provides complete isolation of the nerve, negating electrical leakage and preventing stimulation of alternative pathways.

Indexed as

AnimalsCavernous SinusDisease Models, AnimalElectric StimulationErectile DysfunctionMaleRatsRats, Sprague-Dawley

Identifiers

PMID29733311
PMCPMC6100706
OpenAlexW2801512997

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