The role and practical application of a diagnostic test using papaverine in erection dysfunction

Henriet, J.P.; Maiza, D.

Phlebologie 43(4): 579-586

1990


ISSN/ISBN: 0031-8280
PMID: 2093908
Document Number: 365278
The intracavernous injection of papaverine for diagnostic purposes in the impotent subject can facilitate the velocimetric exploration of the penile arteries and may induce a rigid erection which may have a therapeutic application. This simple procedure does however necessitate prudence and experience. In particular, the dose injected and the site of injection are subject to precise criteria.

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