Priapism

Priapism, which has both ischemic and high-flow subtypes, can also be associated with hematologic and vascular abnormalities, as well as spinal cord injury, neoplasms, and prostatitis. Blockade of the sympathetic nervous system prevents its normal inhibitory influence on corpus cavernosal smooth mus...

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Published in:Canadian journal of psychiatry 2004-12, Vol.49 (12), p.868
Main Authors: du Toit, Regina M, Millson, Richard C, Heaton, Jeremy P, Adams, Michael A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Diabetes
Dibenzothiazepines - therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Humans
Male
Nervous system
Priapism - chemically induced
Priapism - drug therapy
Psychiatry
Quetiapine Fumarate
Risperidone - adverse effects
Schizophrenia - drug therapy
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors - adverse effects
Spinal cord injuries
Trazodone - adverse effects
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Summary:Priapism, which has both ischemic and high-flow subtypes, can also be associated with hematologic and vascular abnormalities, as well as spinal cord injury, neoplasms, and prostatitis. Blockade of the sympathetic nervous system prevents its normal inhibitory influence on corpus cavernosal smooth muscle and on penile vascular inflow resistance.
ISSN:0706-7437
1497-0015