EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF LOW-INTENSITY EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF VASCULAR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION IN NIGERIAN MEN: REPORT OF A STUDY IN IBADAN, SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA.

T O Akande, O M Akinwunmi, S A Adebayo, A O Akinyinka, O B Shittu

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Article in Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine, 2021. 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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Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy for erectile dysfunction: Myths and realities.Investigative and clinical urology · 2023
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T O AkandeDepartment of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

O M AkinwunmiDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

S A AdebayoDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

A O AkinyinkaDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

O B ShittuDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

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Abstract

Background: Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (LI-SWT) has been found to be effective in men with vascular erectile dysfunction (ED) but its efficacy and safety has not been investigated in a predominantly black population so we sought to study this. Materials and Methods: Men with vascular erectile dysfunction (ED) were assessed using the five-item International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) score after which they were treated with 12 sessions of LI-SWT. Treatment efficacy was evaluated immediately after treatment, at 1 month and 6 months after using the IIEF questionnaire. 30 persons were recruited out of which 22 completed the study. Results: Mean IIEF score improved from 8.27±2.741 at baseline (pre-treatment) to 10.43±8.43 one month post treatment and was sustained six months post treatment at mean IIEF score of 10.70 ± 8.84. A larger no (86.4%) had an improvement of at least 5 in the IIEF score from baseline to 6 months -post treatment. None of the participants reported any adverse effects of treatment. Conclusion: Low intensity shock wave treatment is a useful addition to the medical armamentarium for the treatment of vascular ED.

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EfficacyErectile dysfunctionExtracorporeal shockwave therapyNigeria.

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