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ReviewThe world journal of men's health2021

Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendation on the Use of Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Shock Wave Therapy to Treat Erectile Dysfunction: The Asia-Pacific Society for Sexual Medicine Position Statement.

Eric Chung, Joe Lee, Chia Chu Liu, Hisanori Taniguchi, Hui Liang Zhou, Hyun Jun Park

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Review in The world journal of men's health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
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Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 6 countries.

Eric ChungDepartment of Urology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3373-3668
Joe LeeDepartment of Urology, National University Hospital, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0997-2757
Chia Chu LiuDepartment of Urology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5797-4613
Hisanori TaniguchiDepartment of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7404-0369
Hui Liang ZhouDepartment of Urology, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian, Fujian, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7154-3657
Hyun Jun ParkDepartment of Urology and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0566-9574
Fujian Medical University · CNKansai Medical University · JPKaohsiung Medical University · TWNational University Hospital · SGPusan National University Hospital · KRThe University of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Published literature shows low intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (LIESWT) and low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) therapy to improve erectile function and penile hemodynamic by inducing neovascularisation and promoting tissue regeneration. Key opinion leaders across the Asia Pacific region attended the recent biennial meeting of the Asia Pacific Society for Sexual Medicine in Australia, and presented the current evidence on LIESWT and LIPUS for erectile dysfunction (ED). The clinical findings were internally discussed, and the quality of evidence was graded based on the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine recommendations. Existing literature supports the use of LIESWT and LIPUS in men with ED, with many clinical studies reported encouraging results with improved erectile function, good safety profile and short-term durability. However, controversial exists due to sampling heterogeneity, non-standardised treatment protocol and lack of large multiinstitutional studies. There is a need to better define which subgroup of ED population is best-suited, and specific treatment protocol to optimise shock wave energy delivery. More stringent and larger multi-institutional randomised placebo-controlled trials are warranted before clinical adoption of LIESWT and LIPUS as the new standard of care for men with ED.

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Clinical outcomeErectile dysfunctionLow intensity pulsed ultrasoundLow intensity shock wave therapySafetyShock wave machine

Identifiers

PMID32648375
PMCPMC7752510
OpenAlexW3032977785

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