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Clinical utility of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in genitourinary medicine.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy attenuates urethral stricture formation after urethral injury: an experimental rabbit study.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Comparison of the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and tadalafil daily use on erectile function: a prospective, double controlled study.International urology and nephrology · 2024Article
- Penile Glans Necrosis Following Prostatic Artery Embolization for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Case Series and Review of Current Literature.The world journal of men's health · 2023Article
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Reconstructive Urology Wounds: A Case Series.Research and reports in urology · 2021Article
- Penile Glans Necrosis following Prostatic Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Rare but Serious Complication.Case reports in urology · 2021Article
- Clinical and morphological effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with interstitial cystitis associated with fibromyalgia.BMC urology · 2019Observational
- Hyperbaric therapy provides no benefit for skeletal muscle and respiratory function and accelerates cardiac injury in mdx mice.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Comment: Hyperbaric oxygen can induce angiogenesis and recover erectile function.International journal of impotence research · 2018Article
- Clinical utility of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in dentistry.Medical gas researchArticle
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy decreases mortality due to Fournier's gangrene: a retrospective comparative study.Medical gas researchArticle
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a medical technique which delivers oxygen at ambient pressures to increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the blood and oxygen distribution to tissues. There are several beneficial properties of HBOT concomitant with elevated oxygen distribution in tissue including anti-inflammation, angiogenesis through vascular endothelial growth factor proliferation, augmented fibroblast activity through fibroblast growth factor proliferation, tissue and wound repair, enhancement of lymphocyte and macrophage activity, increased male testosterone secretion, and bactericidal activity. Given its renown in treating conditions such as decompression sickness and carbon monoxide poisoning, HBOT is making gradual strides for use in genitourinary medicine due to its low risk and likeliness to achieve favorable results. Early success has been observed in the treatment of Fournier's gangrene, radiation cystitis, and interstitial cystitis
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