Stein Marshall J, Lin Haocheng, Wang Run
University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Professor of Surgery (Urology), Cecil M. Crigler, MD, Chair in Urology, Director of Sexual Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston and MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Ther Adv Urol. 2014 Feb;6(1):15-24. doi: 10.1177/1756287213505670.
New discoveries and technological advances in medicine are rapid. The role of technology in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) will be widened and more options will be available in the years to come. These erectile technologies include external penile support devices, penile vibrators, low intensity extracorporeal shockwave, tissue engineering, nanotechnology and endovascular technology. Even for matured treatment modalities for ED, such as vacuum erectile devices and penile implants, there is new scientific information and novel technology available to improve their usage and to stimulate new ideas. We anticipate that erectile technologies may revolutionize ED treatment and in the very near future ED may become a curable condition.
医学领域的新发现和技术进步日新月异。未来几年，技术在勃起功能障碍（ED）治疗中的作用将得到拓展，可供选择的治疗方法也会更多。这些勃起技术包括体外阴茎支撑装置、阴茎振动器、低强度体外冲击波、组织工程、纳米技术和血管内技术。即使对于ED的成熟治疗方式，如真空勃起装置和阴茎植入物，也有新的科学信息和新技术来改进其使用方法并激发新的思路。我们预计，勃起技术可能会给ED治疗带来变革，在不久的将来，ED可能会成为一种可治愈的疾病。
