Open AccessUnstable angina following intracavernous injection of alprostadil: a case study
Author(s) -
Nicolas Barry Delongchamps,
G Legrand,
Monique Zerbib,
Michaël Peyromaure
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.03.2009.1658
Subject(s) - medicine , intracavernous injection , erectile dysfunction , angina , anesthesia , penis , priapism , prostatectomy , surgery , myocardial infarction , cardiology , prostate , cancer
Intracavernous injection of alprostadil is the gold standard treatment for erectile dysfunction following radical prostatectomy. After surgery, low doses of alprostadil can be delivered for the sole purpose of penile rehabilitation. The only reported systemic side effects of such injections are arterial hypotension and headache. In the current report, a case of unstable angina immediately following an intracavernous injection of alprostadil is described.
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