title: Overview of current operations for impotence.
abstract: Surgery is capable of correcting many causes of impotence but it is important for the surgeon to have a thorough understanding of the mechanisms of erection, to understand the limitations of current diagnostic techniques and be aware of the psychological needs of his patients. It is then possible to make the correct choice of operation to enable a man to have intercourse by correcting anatomical abnormalities, by restoring defective blood supply or by overcoming defects in the veno-occlusive mechanism. When these techniques are inappropriate, or fail, then the ability to have intercourse may be restored by the implantation of a penile prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: St Peter's Hospital, London, England.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Pryor
mesh_terms: D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery