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Performance and safety of treatment options for erectile dysfunction in patients with spinal cord injury: A review of the literature

Afferi, Luca
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Pannek, Juergen
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Burnett, Arthur Louis
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August 19, 2020
Andrology

Background For a large proportion of patients with spinal cord injury, sexuality and reproduction are important issues. However, sparse data exist regarding available treatment options for this patient population. Objectives We sought to review performance and safety rates of all currently available treatment options for erectile dysfunction in spinal cord injury men. Materials and methods A systematic literature review without time restrictions was performed using PubMed/EMBASE database for English-, Italian-, German-, and Spanish-language articles. Articles' selection was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines. Relevant papers on erectile dysfunction in spinal cord injury patients were included in the final analyses. Results and Discussion Overall, 47 studies were eligible for inclusion in this review. Of these, most evidence dealt with phosphodiesterase 5-inhibitors and intracavernous drug injection. Both treatment options are associated with high levels of performance and with patients/partners' satisfaction; side effects are acceptable. Overall, penile prostheses and vacuum erection devices are in general less approved by spinal cord injury patients and are correlated with increased rates of complications in comparison with phosphodiesterase 5-inhibitors and intracavernous drug injection. Sacral neuromodulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and intraurethral suppositories have been poorly studied, but preliminary studies did not show convincing results. Conclusion The best treatment options for erectile dysfunction in spinal cord injury patients emerged to be phosphodiesterase 5-inhibitors and intracavernous drug injection. The choice of erectile dysfunction treatment should be based on several aspects, including residual erectile function, spinal cord injury location, and patients' comorbidities. Future studies assessing the applicability of less well-studied treatments, as well as evaluating innovative options, are needed in this specific population.

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review article
DOI
10.1111/andr.12878
Web of Science ID

WOS:000560922500001

Author(s)
Afferi, Luca
Pannek, Juergen
Burnett, Arthur Louis
Razaname, Cedric
Tzanoulinou, Stamatina
Bobela, Wojciech
Silva, Rodrigo Araujo Fraga  
Sturny, Mikael  
Stergiopulos, Nikos  
Cornelius, Julian
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Date Issued

2020-08-19

Publisher

WILEY

Published in
Andrology
Volume

8

Issue

6

Start page

1660

End page

1673

Subjects

Andrology

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Endocrinology & Metabolism

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erectile dysfunction

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intracavernous injection

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penile prosthesis

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phosphodiesterase 5-inhibitors

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spinal cord injury

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vacuum erection device

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sacral neuromodulation

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sexual dysfunction

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stem-cells

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vasoactive medications

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penile prostheses

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electrode array

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men

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sildenafil

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efficacy

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