title: Deep dorsal vein arterialization in vascular impotence.
abstract: 33 patients underwent a penile deep dorsal vein arterialization (DDVA) (11 venous leak, 8 pure arteriogenic impotence, 14 mixed arterial and venous impotence). The mean follow-up was 12 months. Surgery was considered successful when the patients had permeable anastomosis and were able to achieve satisfactory erections resulting in normal intercourse. 92% of the patients with venous leak, 62.5% of those with arteriogenic impotence and 58% with mixed lesions had a successful results. Due to antithrombotic therapy, there was no graft occlusion. Glans hypervascularity occurred in 3 patients and was treated by arterial banding. The role of DDVA in vascular impotence and its functional mechanism are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Renal Transplantation and Andrology, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Sarramon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rischmann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bennis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malavaud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply*; D011183:Postoperative Complications