Here you can find some of my Publications at ResearchGate

Ralf Herwig, Joachim Greilberger, Michaela Greilberger: The herbal composition Green Love® improves erectile function in patients with erectile dysfunction -a pilot study to evaluate effectiveness and safety.

Ralf Herwig, Peter Weibl: CORRECTION OF THE BIPLANAR PENILE DEFORMITIES IN PATIENTS WITH PEYRONIE’S DISEASE. DESCRIPTION OF THE MODIFIED EGYDIO’S TECHNIQUE WITH ADDITIONAL SUTURE PLACEMENT DIRECTLY ON THE BOVINE PERICARD PATCH.

Peter Weibl, Ralf Herwig: Penile enlargement surgery in patients seeking to have a “bigger gun” despite an actual normal size. Comparison of two different approaches with regard to the perioperative and early postoperative outcomes.

Ralf Herwig, Peter Weibl: Surgical treatment of penile curvaturewith regard to Peyronie’s disease with heterologeous materials – xenografts using Egydio’s technique..

Ilse Triebnig, Joachim Greilberger, R. Herwig, Frank Bahr: DUKTALES KARZINOM DER MAMMA (DCIS): EINE ERSTE PILOTSTUDIE (N = 10) MIT DER GABE VON CHLOROPHYLL. 03/2016; 42(3):14-17., DOI:10.1007/s15009-016-5405-9

R. Herwig: 102 Superficial excision of glans epiththelium for penile cancer and covering with TachoSil. European Urology Supplements 11/2015; 14(8):e1409., DOI:10.1016/S1569-9056(15)30453-X

R. Herwig, M.B. Bayerl: 49 Three dimensional mathematical model for superficial tunica albuginea rupture as initial startpoint for Peyronie’s disease. European Urology Supplements 11/2015; 14(8):e1377., DOI:10.1016/S1569-9056(15)30421-8

R. Herwig: V7 Venous leakage treatment revisited- pelvic venoablation using aethoxysclerol under air block technique. European Urology Supplements 11/2015; 14(8):e1452., DOI:10.1016/S1569-9056(15)30496-6

J. Beck, R. Herwig, D. Ralph: SUGGESTING A NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR PEYRONIE’S DISEASE: FROM A HISTOPATHOLOGICAL DIVIDING TO A THREE STAGE CLINICAL POINT OF VIEW. Journal of Sexual Medicine 10/2015; 12:408-408.

R. Herwig, M. Bayerl: PEYRONIE’S DISEASE START POINT: A TOPIC FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSIDERATION. Journal of Sexual Medicine 10/2015; 12:401-401.

R. Herwig, Joachim Greilberger, Frank R. Bahr: CHLOROPHYLL, THERAPEUTISCHE ERFOLGE BEIM PROSTATAKARZINOM — EINE PILOTSTUDIE. 06/2015; 41(2):26-32., DOI:10.1007/s15009-015-5333-0

Ralf Herwig, Salvatore Sansalone: Venous leakage treatment revisited: pelvic venoablation using aethoxysclerol under air block technique and Valsalva maneuver. Archivio italiano di urologia, andrologia: organo ufficiale [di] Società italiana di ecografia urologica e nefrologica / Associazione ricerche in urologia 04/2015; 87(1):1-4., DOI:10.4081/aiua.2015.1.1

Ralf Herwig, Manfred Bayerl: Superficial Tunica Albuginea Rupture as Initial Starting Point of Peyronie’s Disease: A Topic for Interdisciplinary Consideration. BioMed Research International 01/2015; in press., DOI:10.1155/2015/751372

R. Herwig, M. Bayerl: PENIS RUPTURE – A TOPIC FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSIDERATION. Journal of Sexual Medicine 01/2015; 12:33-34.

Ralf Herwig, Salvatore Sansalone, Peter Rehder: Editorial Genitourethral Reconstruction. BioMed Research International 12/2014; 2015:2., DOI:10.1155/2015/535438

Paulus S Rommer, Joachim Greilberger, Sabine Salhofer-Polanyi, Eduard Auff, Fritz Leutmezer, Ralf Herwig: Elevated Levels of Carbonyl Proteins in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases. The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine 12/2014; 234(4):313-7., DOI:10.1620/tjem.234.313

R. Herwig, F. Kuehhas, K. Bennett, J. Greilberger: PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF SEMINAL FLUID FROM INFERTILE PATIENTS WITH OLIGOASTHENOTERATOZOOSPERMIADUE TO OXIDATIVE STRESS AND COMPARISON TO FERTILE VOLUNTEERS. Journal of Sexual Medicine 01/2014; 11:92-92.

R. Herwig, F. Kuehhas: PELVIC VENOABLATION – A MINIMAL INVASIVE PROCEDURE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION CAUSED BY VENOUS LEAKAGE. Journal of Sexual Medicine 01/2014; 11:14-15.

F.E. Kuehhas, V Sharma, S Sevcenco, E Javadli, R Herwig, T Szarvas, G Schatzl, P Weibl, A Miernik, M Schoenthaler: Reply by the Authors. Urology 11/2013; 82(5):1192-3., DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2013.08.022

Martin Schoenthaler, Noor Buchholz, Erik Farin, Hammad Ather, Christian Bach, Thorsten Bach, John D Denstedt, Hans-Martin Fritsche, Michael Grasso, Oliver W Hakenberg, Ralf Herwig, Thomas Knoll, Franklin Emmanuel Kuehhas, Evangelos Liatsikos, Peter Liske, Michael Marberger, Palle J S Osther, José Manuel Reis Santos, Kemal Sarica, Christian Seitz, Michael Straub, Olivier Traxer, Alberto Trinchieri, Ben Turney, Arkadiusz Miernik: The Post-Ureteroscopic Lesion Scale (PULS): A multicenter video-based evaluation of inter-rater reliability. World Journal of Urology 10/2013; 32(4)., DOI:10.1007/s00345-013-1185-1

–   Dual-energy CT with a split bolus: A one-stop shop for patients with suspected urinary stones? Michael Toepker, Franklin Kuehas, Daniela Kienzl, Ralf Herwig, Elisa Spazierer, Bernhard Krauss, Michael  Weber, Christian  Seitz, Helmut  Ringl

J Urol 2013; 0 0

ICID: 1075988

Artic type: Origina

–   The Post-Ureteroscopic Lesion Scale (PULS): a multicenter video-based evaluation of inter-rater reliability.

Martin Schoenthaler, Noor Buchholz, Erik Farin, Hammad Ather, Christian Bach, Thorsten  Bach, John D Denstedt, Hans-Martin  Fritsche, Michael  Grasso, Oliver W  Hakenberg, Ralf  Herwig, Thomas Knoll, Franklin Emmanuel Kuehhas, Evangelos Liatsikos, Peter Liske, Michael Marberger, Palle J S Osther, Jos Manuel Reis Santos, Kemal Sarica, Christian Seitz, Michael Straub, Olivier Traxer, Alberto  Trinchieri, Ben  Turney, Arkadiusz  Miernik

World J Urol 2013; 0 0

ICID: 1075989

Article type: Original article

– Proteomic analysis of seminal plasma from infertile patients with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia due to oxidative stress and comparison with fertile volunteers.

Ralf Herwig, Christian Knoll, Melanie Planyavsky, Ali Pourbiabany, Joachim Greilberger, Keiryn L Bennett

Fertil Steril 2013; 100(2):355-6600

ICID: 1075990

Article type: Original article

– Glans reconstruction with the use of an inverted urethral flap after distal penile amputation for carcinoma.

Salvatore Sansalone, Giulio Garaffa, Giuseppe Vespasiani, Alessandro Zucchi, Franklin Emmanuel Kuehhas, Ralf Herwig, Mauro Silvani, Stefano Pecoraro, Carla Loreto, Rosario Leonardi

Arch Ital Urol Androl 2013; 85(1):24-27

ICID: 1075991

Article type: Original article

– SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PEYRONIES DISEASE USING DERMA      GRAFT

Markus Margreiter, Franklin Khhas, Alex Farr, Ralf Herwig Journal of Sexual Medicine 2012; 9 s13-62

ICID: 983300

Article type: Original article

– PELVIC VENOABLATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF ERECTILE           DYSFUNCTION

Markus Margreiter, Franklin Khhas, Ralf Herwig 2012; 9 s13-62

ICID: 983303

Article type: Original article

–  Method development and validation for the analysis of a new anti-cancer infusion solution via HPLC. Fabrizio Donnarumma, Margot Schober, Joachim Greilberger, Veronika Matzi, Jrg Lindenmann, Alfred  Maier, Ralf  Herwig, Reinhold  Wintersteiger

J Sep Sci 2011; 34(2):135-141

ICID: 931805

Article type: Original article

–  Accessory or additional renal arteries show no relevant effects on the width of the upper urinary tract: a 64-slice multidetector CT study in 1072 patients with 2132 kidneys.

B Glodny, K Rapf, V Unterholzner, P Rehder, K J Hofmann, A Strasak, R Herwig, J Petersen British Journal of Radiology 2011; 84(998):145-152

ICID: 931808

Article type: Original article

– Peyronie’s Disease: Nonsurgical Therapy Options.

Franklin E Kuehhas, Peter Weibl, Tosev Georgi, Nenad Djakovic, Ralf Herwig Rev Urol 2011; 13(3):139-146

ICID: 983210

Article type: Review article

– Urinary continence after radical prostatectomy: the patient perspective.

Franklin E Kuehhas, Ralph Naegele, Elisabeth Eckersberger, Markus Margreiter, Ralf Herwig, Amir  Kazzazi, Bob  Djavan

Can J Urol 2011; 18(4):5811-5818

ICID: 983211

Article type: Original article

– Targeted high throughput sequencing in clinical cancer settings: formaldehyde fixed-paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumor tissues, input amount and tumor heterogeneity.

Martin Kerick, Melanie Isau, Bernd Timmermann, Holger Sltmann, Ralf Herwig, Sylvia Krobitsch, Georg Schaefer, Irmgard Verdorfer, Georg Bartsch, Helmut Klocker, Hans Lehrach, Michal R Schweiger

BMC Medical Genomics 2011; 4 0-68

ICID: 1005402

Article type: Original article

– Gene polymorphisms and prostate cancer: the evidence.

Seyed S Dianat, Markus Margreiter, Elisabeth Eckersberger, Julia Finkelstein, Franklin Kuehas, Ralf Herwig, Mohsen Ayati, Herbert Lepor, Bob Djavan

BJU Int 2009; 104(11):1560-1572

ICID: 905052

Article type: Review article

–  Oxidative stress and epididymal sperm transport, motility and morphological defects. Moustafa A A El-Taieb, Ralf Herwig, Essam A Nada, Joachim Greilberger, Michael Marberger Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2009; 144 S199-203

ICID: 905053

Article type: Original article

–  Biomarkers for early prostate cancer detection.

M Margreiter, A Stangelberger, E Valimberti, R Herwig, B Djavan Minerva Urol Nefrol 2008; 60(1):51-60

ICID: 863852

Article type: Review article

– Kidney fusion anomalies revisited: clinical and radiological analysis of 209 cases of crossed fused ectopia and horseshoe kidney.

Bernhard Glodny, Johannes Petersen, Karin J Hofmann, Claudia Schenk, Ralf Herwig, Thomas Trieb, Christian Koppelstaetter, Iris Steingruber, Peter Rehder

BJU Int 2008; 0 0

ICID: 872098

Article type: Original article

– Circulating PSA-Containing Macrophages as a Possible Target for the Detection of Prostate Cancer: A Three-Color/Five-Parameter Flow Cytometric Study on Peripheral Blood Samples.

Math P G Leers, Marius Nap, Ralf Herwig, Karl Delaere, Frans Nauwelaers Am J Clin Pathol 2008; 129(4):649-656

ICID: 848688

Article type: Original article

– alpha-Blockers improve chronic ischaemia of the lower urinary tract in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms.

Germar-M Pinggera, Michael Mitterberger, Leo Pallwein, Antonius Schuster, Ralf Herwig, Ferdinand Frauscher, Georg Bartsch, Hannes Strasser

BJU Int 2008; 101(3):319-324

ICID: 729394

Article type: Original article

– Detecting prostate cancer by intracellular macrophage prostate-specific antigen (PSA): a more specific and sensitive marker than conventional serum total PSA.

R Herwig, D Mitteregger, B Djavan, G Kramer, M Margreiter, M P Leers, B Glodny, D G Haider, W H Hrl, M Marberger

Eur J Clin Invest 2008; 38(6):430-437

ICID: 863850

Article type: Original article

– Microcoil embolization of an arteriovenous fistula from the arteria bulbi penis to the corpus spongiosum penis in the treatment of erectile dysfunction: normal function regained immediately after intervention.

B Glodny, J Petersen, N Bendix, H Gruber, T Trieb, R Herwig, P Rehder Br J Radiol 2007; 80(959):e265-267

ICID: 729400

Article type: Case report

– Tissue perfusion-controlled guided biopsies are essential for the outcome of testicular sperm extraction.

Ralf Herwig, Kadir Tosun, Antonius Schuster, Peter Rehder, Bernhard Glodny, Ludwig Wildt, Karl Illmensee, Germar-Michael Pinggera

Fertil Steril 2007; 87(5):1071-1076

ICID: 730178

Article type: Original article

– Case report: laparoscopic ureteropyelostomy and distal ureterectomy for management of duplication with ectopia.

Germar-M Pinggera, Michael Mitterberger, Leo Pallwein, Ferdinand Frauscher, Ralf Herwig, John Varkarakis, Reinhard Peschel, Hannes Strasser, Georg Bartsch

J Endourol 2007; 21(6):614-617

ICID: 729407

Article type: Case report

– Prostatakarzinomscreening durch einen neuen Marker auf der Basis zirkulierender Blutmakrophagen?

R Herwig, B Djavan, G Kramer, M A El-Taieb, F Khhas, M Leers, M Marberger Urologe A 2007; 46(9):1066-1070

ICID: 729414

Article type: Original article

– Urethral support with PelviSoft after artificial urinary sphincter erosion at revision procedures.

Peter Rehder, Germar-Michael Pinggera, Michael Mitterberger, Alexandre E Pelzer, Christian Gozzi, Ralf Herwig

Wien Med Wochenschr 2007; 157(7-8):170-172

ICID: 729389

Article type: Original article

– Hydroxymethylfurfural: an enemy or a friendly xenobiotic? A bioanalytical approach.

K Michail, V Matzi, A Maier, R Herwig, J Greilberger, H Juan, O Kunert, R Wintersteiger Anal Bioanal Chem 2007; 387(8):2801-2814

ICID: 730166

Article type: Original article

– Treatment of severe bilateral nerve pain after Pfannenstiel incision.

Kadir Tosun, Georg Schfer, Nicolai Leonhartsberger, Ralf Herwig, Germar-Michael Pinggera, Georg Bartsch, Peter Rehder

Urology 2006; 67(3):.e6235-6236

ICID: 729666

Article type: Case report

– Complete recovery after the removal of an ectopic testicle in a case of primary reninism and retroperitoneal hemangioma.

Bernhard Glodny, Alexandar Tzankov, Germar-Michael Pinggera, Johannes Petersen, Ralf Herwig Asian J Androl 2006; 8(2):247-250

ICID: 729674

Article type: Case report

– Correlation of leukocytospermia with clinical infection and the positive effectof antiinflammatory treatment on semen quality.

Jakob E Lackner, Ralf Herwig, Ralf Herwig, Georg Schatzl, Christian Kratzik, Michael Marberger Fertil Steril 2006; 86(3):601-605

ICID: 465016

Article type: Original article

– Urinary acetonitrile concentrations correlate with recent smoking behaviour.

Germar-Michael Pinggera, Philip Lirk, Florian Bodogri, Ralf Herwig, Gabriele Steckel-Berger, Georg Bartsch, Josef Rieder

BJU Int 2005; 95(3):306-309

ICID: 729498

Article type: Original article

– Effects of local estrogen therapy on recurrent urinary tract infections in young females under oral contraceptives.

Germar-M Pinggera, Gudrun Feuchtner, Ferdinand Frauscher, Peter Rehder, Hannes Strasser, Georg Bartsch, Ralf Herwig

European Urology 2005; 47(2):243-249

ICID: 729508

Article type: Original article

– Ability of PSA-positive circulating macrophages to detect prostate cancer.

Ralf Herwig, Wolfgang Horninger, Peter Rehder, Helmut Klocker, Reinhold Ramoner, Martin Thurnher, Germar M Pinggera, Christian Gozzi, Gnther Konwalinka, Georg Bartsch

Prostate 2005; 62(3):290-298

ICID: 729651

Article type: Original article

– Giant seminal vesicle cyst.

Michael Mitterberger, Ferdinand Frausche, Hannes Strasser, Ralf Herwig, Reinhard Peschel, Georg Bartsch, Germar M Pinggera

Wien Klin Wochenschr 2005; 117(1-2):0-18

ICID: 729683

Article type: Case report

–  Isolated right-sided varicocele as a salvage pathway for portal hypertension.

G-M Pinggera, R Herwig, L Pallwein, F Frauscher, W Judmaier, M Mitterberger, G Bartsch, A Mallouhi

International Journal of Clinical Practice 2005; 59(6):740-742 ICID: 729689

Article type: Case report

–  Late urologic effects after adjuvant irradiation in stage I endometrial carcinoma.

R Herwig, F Bruns, H Strasser, Germar M Pinggera, O Micke, P Rehder, C Gozzi, N Willich, L Hertle Urology 2004; 63(2):354-358

ICID: 730207

Article type: Original article

–  Measurement of intracellular versus extracellular prostate-specific antigen levels in peripheral macrophages: a new approach to noninvasive diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Ralf Herwig, Alexandre Pelzer, Wolfgang Horninger, Peter Rehder, Helmut Klocker, Reinhold Ramoner, Germar M Pinggera, Christian Gozzi, Guenther Konwalinka, Georg Bartsch

Clin Prostate Cancer 2004; 3(3):184-188

ICID: 729624

Article type: Original article

–  The influence of left renal vein entrapment on outcome after surgical varicocele repair: a color Doppler sonographic demonstration.

Leo Pallwein, Germar Pinggera, Antonius H Schuster, Andrea Klauser, Harald G Weirich, Wolfgang Recheis, Ralf Herwig, Ethan J Halpern, Georg Bartsch, Dieter zur Nedden, Ferdinand Frauscher

J Ultrasound Med 2004; 23(5):595-601

ICID: 730258

Article type: Original article

– Transrektale dreidimensionale Sonographie. Technik und Indikationen.

H Strasser, F Frauscher, A Klauser, M Mitterberger, G M Pinggera, P Rehder, R Herwig, G Bartsch Urologe A 2004; 43(11):1371-1376

ICID: 729633

Article type: Original article

– Power Doppler ultrasound imaging for quantification of urinary bladder neck blood flow changes. Antonius Schuster, Ferdinand Frauscher, Hannes Strasser, Wolfgang Recheis, Leo Pallwein, Ralf Herwig, Georg Bartsch, Dieter zur Nedden, Germar-Michael Pinggera

Ultrasound Med Biol 2004; 30(10):1379-1384

ICID: 729641

Article type: Original article

–  Synchronous bilateral malignant mesothelioma of tunica vaginalis testis: early diagnosis. Alexandre Pelzer, Thomas Akkad, Ralf Herwig, Hermann Rogatsch, Germar M Pinggera, Georg Bartsch, Peter Rehder

Urology 2004; 64(5):0-1031

ICID: 729649

Article type: Case report

–  Tissue perfusion essential for spermatogenesis and outcome of testicular sperm extraction (TESE) for assisted reproduction.

R Herwig, K Tosun, G M Pinggera, E Soelder, K T Moeller, L Pallwein, E Frauscher, G Bartsch, L Wildt, K Illmensee

J Assist Reprod Genet 2004; 21(5):175-180

ICID: 730159

Article type: Original article

– Cystectomy causes immunosuppression in bladder cancer.

Ralf Herwig, Olaf A Brinkmann, Karl-Dietrich Sievert, G Brodner, Lothar Hertle Adv Exp Med Biol 2003; 539 741-748

ICID: 730190

Article type: Original article

–  Early identification of peritonitis by peritoneal cytokine measurement.

Ralf Herwig, Bernhard Glodny, Christiane Khle, Bernhard Schlter, Olaf A Brinkmann, Hannes Strasser, Norbert Senninger, Gnther Winde

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 2002; 45(4):514-521 ICID: 730209

Article type: Original article

–  Clinical differences between benign and malignant pheochromocytomas. B Glodny, G Winde, R Herwig, A Meier, C Khle, S Cromme, H Vetter Endocr J 2001; 48(2):151-159

ICID: 730268

Article type: Original article

–  Conn’s syndrome and bilateral renal artery stenosis in the presence of multiple renal arteries. B Glodny, S Cromme, K Wrtler, R Herwig, K Kisters, G Winde

J Endocrinol Invest 2001; 24(4):268-273

ICID: 730276

Article type: Original article

–  Prognoses of malignancy in cases of pheochromocytomas? R Herwig, B Glodny, G Pauli

Urology 2000; 56(5):891-892

ICID: 730283

Article type: Original article

–  Alternative und additive Therapieverfahren bei interstitieller Zystitis. R Herwig, F Oberpenning

Urologe A 2000; 39(6):551-553

ICID: 730301

Article type: Original article

–  Endourologische Operationstechniken bei interstitieller Zystitis. H P Schmid, K D Sievert, R Herwig, B von Heyden

Urologe A 2000; 39(6):545-546

ICID: 730310

Article type: Original article

–  Diagnostik der interstitiellen Zystitis.

F Oberpenning, A van Ophoven, R Herwig, H J Piechota Urologe A 2000; 39(6):530-534

ICID: 730316

Article type: Original article

–  Pure primary choriocarcinoma of the urinary bladder with long-term survival. K Sievert, E A Weber, R Herwig, H Schmid, S Roos, H U Eickenberg Urology 2000; 56(5):0-856

ICID: 730320

Article type: Original article

–  Immunoscopy–a technique combining endoscopy and immunofluorescence for diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma.

R Keller, G Winde, C Eisenhawer, R Herwig, H J Terpe, W Domschke, E C Foerster Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1998; 47(2):154-161

ICID: 730214

Article type: Original article

Standardsicherung bei Sigmadivertikulitis-Operationsplanung: Indikationsvorgabe nach Evaluation anhand der HUGHES-Klassifikation.

G Winde, F Schaudig, R Herwig, K W Schmid, N Senninger Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl Kongressbd 1997; 114 1125-1127

ICID: 730291

Article type: Original article