Factors Impacting Postoperative Opioid Use Among Patients Undergoing Implantation of Inflatable Penile Prosthesis.

Background: While there is an increasing burden of chronic postoperative opioid use and opioid abuse in the United States, opioid use following inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) surgery has not been well described.

Aim: Describe postoperative opioid use following IPP surgery.

Methods: Seventy-four consecutive patients undergoing IPP implantation by a single surgeon were enrolled.

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cycling and Erectile Dysfunction.

Introduction: Conflicting evidence exists on the relationship between bicycle riding and erectile dysfunction (ED). A major limitation to several prior studies is the lack of a validated measure of ED.

Objective: To assess the relationship between cycling and clinically validated ED based on existing literature.

Preoperative Ultrasound-Guided Wire Localization of the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve.

Background: Difficulty and sometimes inability to find the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) intraoperatively is well known. Variabilities in the course of the nerve are well documented in the literature. In a previous paper, we defined a tight fascial canal that completely surrounds the LFCN in the proximal thigh.

Immunohistochemical assessment of rat nerve isografts and immunosuppressed allografts.

Objective: Autologous peripheral nerve grafts are commonly used clinically as a treatment for peripheral nerve injuries. However, in research using an autologous graft is not always feasible due to loss of function, which in many cases is assessed to determine the efficacy of the peripheral nerve graft. In addition, using allografts for research require the use of an immunosuppressant, which creates unwanted side effects and another variable within the experiment that can affect regeneration.

Basic techniques for long distance axon tracing in the spinal cord.

The regeneration of axons after a spinal cord injury or disease is attracting a significant amount of interest among researchers. Being able to assess these axons in terms of morphology, length and origin is essential to our understanding of the regeneration process. Recently, two specific axon tracers have gained much recognition; biotinylated dextran amine (BDA) 10 kDa as an anterograde tracer and cholera toxin-B as a retrograde tracer.