title: Erectile dysfunction due to ectopic penile vein.
abstract: A total of 86/260 patients with erectile dysfunction had venous leakage as (joint) etiology. In 5 of 86 patients cavernosography showed pathologic cavernosal drainage only via an ectopic penile vein into the femoral vein. After ligation of this pathologic draining vessel, 4 of 5 patients regained spontaneous erectability. One patient with pathologic bulbocavernosus reflex latencies needed intracavernosal injection of vasoactive drugs for full rigidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Academic Hospital, University of Ulm, F.R. Germany.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Stief
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gall
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Scherb
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bähren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology*; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010410:Penile Erection; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities