title: Surgery for impotence.
abstract: Many men presenting with impotence can be cured by surgical intervention. Psychosexual counselling is always beneficial but surgery may be indicated when there is irreversible organic erectile impotence or when there is an anatomical abnormality of the penis preventing coitus. The diagnosis and management of such disorders are summarized.
authors.affiliation: St Peter's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Dickinson
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pryor
mesh_terms: D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010208:Papaverine; D010410:Penile Erection; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D010208:Papaverine