title: Internal iliac artery revascularization in the treatment of vasculogenic impotence.
abstract: Five impotent men underwent internal iliac artery revascularization in conjunction with end-to-side aortobifemoral bypass after preoperative testing suggested a vasculogenic cause for impotence. All patients had abnormal preoperative penile/brachial arterial pressure indices (mean, 0.42 +/- 0.12). Following operation, all patients regained erectile capability and had normal postoperative penile/brachial indices (mean, 0.80 +/- 0.06). One patient developed retrograde ejaculation, emphasizing the need for meticulous nerve-sparing dissection with this operation. Internal iliac artery revascularization in conjunction with end-to-side aortobifemoral bypass is effective in relieving vasculogenic impotence in properly selected patients.
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004691:Endarterectomy; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography