A Cause of Erectile Impotence: Subclinical Penile Cavernosal Fibrosis.
- Author:
Sae Chul KIM
1
;
Chung Hwan OH
;
Jae Hyung YOO
Author Information
1. Chung Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
impotence;
cavernosal fibrosis
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Erectile Dysfunction*;
Fibrosis*;
Humans;
Male;
Penile Prosthesis;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1987;28(6):832-834
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Histological findings in corpus cavernosum were retrospectively evaluated in 36 patients with erectile impotence. Biopsies were obtained during insertion of penile prosthesis from both corpora. The most prominent histological findings were fibrosis(63.9%) and hyalinization(50%). Peyronie`s disease was not clinically diagnosed in any patient. Our findings suggest that clinical penile cavernosal fibrosis is common and may be a significant etiologital factor in patients with erectile impotence.
