title: Venous leakage--a new therapeutical concept.
abstract: According to our opinion, so-called venous leakage is no venous disease but a result of impaired cavernous tissue. Since in over 90% of all patients with venous leakage also arterial disease was discovered and since ultrastructural degenerative processes in the cavernous bodies were detected, we consider traditional corrective venous surgery as unphysiological and illogical. We suggest arterial revascularization combined with a mechanical penis banding as a new therapeutical concept.
authors.affiliation: Urological Clinic, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hauri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alund
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spycher
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fehr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mühlebach
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents