[Prostaglandin E1--the pharmacologic prosthesis].
The treatment of erectile failure has developed rapidly over the last decade with the introduction of intracavernosal self injection therapy, first with phenoxybenzamine, then with papaverine and paraverine-phentolamine. These drugs are now progressively replaced by prostaglandin E1 mainly because of its efficacy and fewer side effects. Prostaglandin E1 can induce a rigid erection even in case of severe arteriopathy and offers an excellent alternative to a prosthetic implant.
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