Table 37-4. Tests suggested for various treatment options (Lue, 1989).
| Table 37-4. Tests suggested for various treatment options (Lue, 1989).a |
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1. Oral medication, transurethral therapy, or vacuum constriction device No further testing 2. Intracavernous injection therapy CIS test 3. Penile prosthesis CIS test or NPT test or duplex scanning 4. Venous surgery CIS test Duplex scanning or cavernous arterial occlusion pressure test Cavernosometry and cavernosography 5. Arterial surgery (or combined arterial and venous surgery) CIS test Duplex scanning or cavernous arterial occlusion pressure Cavernosometry and cavernosography Pharmacologic arteriography |
| CIS, combined injection and stimulation; NPT, nocturnal penile tumescence. |
| aRegardless of desired treatment, all patients must undergo history, physical examination, and basic laboratory testing. |