Cavernosal arterial insufficiency and erectile dysfunction in recipients of high-dose chemotherapy and total body irradiation for multiple myeloma

R Chatterjee; P D Kottaridis; W R Lees; D J Ralph; A H Goldstone

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02121-8

Cavernosal arterial insufficiency and erectile dysfunction in recipients of high-dose chemotherapy and total body irradiation for multiple myeloma

Lancet. 2000 Apr 15;355(9212):1335-6. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02121-8.

Authors

R Chatterjee, P D Kottaridis, W R Lees, D J Ralph, A H Goldstone

PMID: 10776752
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02121-8

Abstract

Five patients with multiple myeloma who had an autologous bone marrow/stem cell transplant were studied to assess the cause of the erectile dysfunction by assessing markers of gonadal function and cavernosal vascular measurements by flow Doppler study.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Arteries / drug effects
Arteries / radiation effects
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Combined Modality Therapy
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Humans
Impotence, Vasculogenic / etiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Myeloma / therapy*
Penis / blood supply*
Radiation Injuries / etiology
Radiotherapy Dosage
Whole-Body Irradiation*