title: [Ligation of the crura penis: surgical treatment for venous impotence].
abstract: Recently it has become clear that venous impotents account for a high percentage of all impotents. In venous impotents a decrease in outflow resistance is seen. We have aggressively performed operations on venous impotents to produce artificial outflow resistance. In this study, we performed ligations of the crura penis in 6 venous impotents. Five patients recovered from erectile dysfunction and 1 patient showed papaverine-induced full erection. There were few severe complications and the duration of operation was very short. This operation is thought to be a simple and effective treatment for venous impotence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawanishi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Numata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yusa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imagawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010410:Penile Erection; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery