Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the diagnosis of venous erectile dysfunction.
- Author:
Qing-Qiang GAO
1
;
Zhi-Bin JIN
1
;
Liang SHI
1
;
Yun CHEN
1
;
Hai CHEN
1
;
Wen YU
1
;
You-Feng HAN
1
;
Jian-Huai CHEN
1
;
Zheng ZHANG
1
;
Yang XU
1
;
Yu-Tian DAI
1
;
Zhi-Peng XU
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: diagnosis; venous erectile dysfunction; contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
- MeSH: Contrast Media; Humans; Impotence, Vasculogenic; diagnostic imaging; Injections; Male; Penis; blood supply; diagnostic imaging; Ultrasonography; methods; Veins
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2017;23(7):626-629
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the effect and safety of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) in the diagnosis of venous erectile dysfunction (VED).
METHODS:From June 2015 to March 2016, 43 ED patients underwent corpus cavernography, of whom 23 were diagnosed with and the other 20 without corpus cavernosal venous leakage (CCVL). All the patients received intracorporal injection of a vasoactive drug and CEUS.
RESULTS:Of the 23 patients with CCVL, 21 were confirmed by CEUS, including 12 cases of double venous leakage, 2 cases of single venous leakage, 5 cases of crural venous leakage, and 2 cases of the mixed type, while the other 2 showed no CCVL on CEUS. Of the 20 patients with CCVL, 2 presented CCVL on CEUS.
CONCLUSIONS:CEUS has the advantages of accuracy, safety, and less invasiveness in the diagnosis of VED.
