ReviewInternational journal of impotence research2019
Current guideline recommendations and analysis of evidence quality on low-intensity shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction.
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- Penile low intensity shock wave treatment for PDE5I refractory erectile dysfunction: a randomized double-blind sham-controlled clinical trial.World journal of urology · 2021Trial
- Low-intensity shockwave therapy (LiST) for erectile dysfunction: a randomized clinical trial assessing the impact of energy flux density (EFD) and frequency of sessions.International journal of impotence research · 2020Trial
- The impact of low-intensity extracorporeal shock waves on testicular spermatogenesis demonstrated in a rat model.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2023Article
- The Treatment Satisfaction in Patients and Their Partners Treated with Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Sildenafil: A Prospective Non-Randomized Controlled Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy among urologist practitioners: how the opinion of urologists changed between 2016 and 2019.International journal of impotence research · 2022Article
- Establishing a Thermal Imaging Technology (IRT) Based System for Evaluating Rat Erectile Function.Sexual medicine · 2022Article
- Efficacy of Penile Low-Intensity Shockwave Therapy and Determinants of Treatment Response in Taiwanese Patients with Erectile Dysfunction.Biomedicines · 2021Article
- Canadian Urological Association guideline: Erectile dysfunction.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2021Article
- Penile prosthesis infection-moving the needle forward: a commentary on risk factors associated with penile prosthesis infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of impotence research · 2020Article
- European association of urology guidelines for sexual and reproductive health 2020: what is new?International journal of impotence research · 2020Review
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Abstract
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the inability to attain and maintain erection of the penis sufficient to permit satisfactory sexual activity. ED most commonly affects men from 40 years of age with a clear age-associated increase in prevalence. The condition may have significant negative impact on quality of life for both the patients and their partners. Over recent years, low-intensity shockwave therapy (LIST) has gained popularity in the treatment of ED, based on the assumption that LIST application may result in neoangiogenesis and thus increased blood flow to the corpora cavernosa. The increasing usage of LIST is contrasting with current guidelines, with the EAU guideline on ED stating that LIST can be used in mild organic ED patients or poor responders to PDE5I's, but with a weak strength of recommendation. In the AUA guideline on ED, the panel makes a conditional recommendation of grade C that LIST should be considered investigational. In this review, we will briefly review practice patterns, and critically discuss the evidence based on which these guideline statements have been made.
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