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Prevalence and risk factors for erectile dysfunction in HIV-infected patients in Salvador, Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has increased life expectancy for HIV patients to levels close to that observed for general population. Comorbidities are also increasing, due to ageing of such population. Erectile dysfunction (ED) has been a frequent finding in men living wit...

Effects of perioperative pelvic floor muscle training on early recovery of urinary continence and erectile function in men undergoing radical prostatectomy: a randomized clinical trial

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Aims: Radical prostatectomy (RP) can result in urinary incontinence (UI) and erectile dysfunction (ED), which negatively impact quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a perioperative pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) program versus usual care on early recovery of u...

The association between CHA2DS2-VASc score and erectile dysfunction: a cross-sectional study

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study aims to assess the association between CHA2DS2-VASc score and erectile dysfunction in patients who were admitted to cardiology outpatient clinics. Materials and methods: One hundred and two male patients who were admitted to the cardiology outpatient clinic were included to...

Evaluation of relaxant responses properties of cinnamon essential oil and its major component, cinnamaldehyde on human and rat corpus cavernosum

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (5), 2019
ABSTRACT Cinnamomum cassia (Cinnamon) is a well-known traditional medicine with therapeutic benefits for centuries. We evaluated the effects of cinnamon essential oil (CEO) and its main component cinnamaldehyde (CA) on human corpus cavernosum (HCC) and rat CC. The essential oil of cinnamon was analyzed f...

Fístula arteriovenosa dural espinal: a propósito de un caso
Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: a case report

Las fístulas arteriovenosas durales medulares son malformaciones vasculares adquiridas que constituyen una causa muy infrecuente de mielopatía progresiva (5-10 casos por millón de habitantes por año). La resonancia magnética es el estudio por imágenes de elección para su diagnóstico. A continuaci...

Factors affecting urinary continence and sexual potency recovery after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) is the most recent surgical technique for localized prostate cancer. The Da Vinci (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA) system was first introduced in Brazil in 2008, with a fast growing number of surgeries performed each year. Objective ...

Age and Body Mass Index: the most important factors of urinary and erectile function recovery after robotic assisted radical prostatectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (4), 2019

Tratamento da Doença de Peyronie com hipertermia, vitamina D e testosterona – Estudo piloto randomizado controlado
TREATMENT OF PEYRONIE’S DISEASE WITH HYPERTERMIA, VITAMIND AND TESTOSTERONE – A PILOT RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Rev. méd. Paraná; 77 (1), 2019
A doença de Peyronie caracteriza-se pela presença de placas de fibrose no pênis, com ou sem curvatura, estrangulamento e encurtamento do pênis e, em muitos casos, disfunção erétil. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a eficácia da combinação de hipertermia usando laser infravermelho (aplica...

Transient global amnesia associated with sildenafil use: report of one case

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT A 69 years old male with erectile dysfunction lasting 2 years, took 50 mg of sildenafil for having sex with his wife at about 6 o'clock in the morning. One hour later his wife detected that he had an anterograde memory impairment: this was interpreted as a confusional state. The neurological exa...