Department of Urology, Section of Andrology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Dumlupinar Bulvari, Kampus, 07070, Antalya, Turkey.
Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orlans, LA, USA.
Int J Impot Res. 2019 May;31(3):231-238. doi: 10.1038/s41443-019-0121-3. Epub 2019 Feb 1.
Low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy (LI-ESWT) to the penis has recently emerged as novel therapeutic option in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). Randomized-controlled studies investigating the effect of this new treatment modality revealed promising results in men with vasculogenic ED. However, the efficacy of LI-ESWT in men who develop ED following radical prostatectomy (RP) remains obscure due to the exclusion of this group in nearly all clinical trials. In this review, the authors synthesize the findings from available preclinical and clinical studies that examine the potential utility of LI-ESWT in men with post-RP ED.
低强度体外冲击波疗法（LI-ESWT）治疗阴茎最近成为治疗勃起功能障碍（ED）的新的治疗选择。 研究这种新治疗方式的随机对照研究显示，血管源性 ED 男性的治疗效果有很大的希望。 然而，由于几乎所有临床试验都排除了这一人群，因此 LI-ESWT 在接受根治性前列腺切除术（RP）后发生 ED 的男性中的疗效尚不清楚。 在这篇综述中，作者综合了现有临床前和临床研究的结果，这些研究检查了 LI-ESWT 在 RP 后 ED 男性中的潜在应用。
