Surgical Treatments of Erectile Dysfunction

In the field of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) the application of penile revascularization procedures even in highly selected patients performed by well-trained experienced surgeons results in a variable and unpredictable outcome. These techniques were developed in the 1970s and 1980s, based on the principles of cardiac bypass. When there is an obstruction in a penile artery, may be tried to bypass it as it is done in a coronary artery. However these procedures do not work in penile as well as in cardiac hemodynamic. Such that today this type of procedures are reserved for selected ED’s cases only.

Surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction

Penile revascularization for erectile dysfunction


Penile revascularization—contemporary update - review 2012

Monday 17 December 2012 •  Prof. A. Natali •  1