title: [Rational diagnosis of erectile dysfunction].
abstract: In diagnostics of erectile dysfunction there are different simple or large-scale procedures available. Referring to a three-step-scheme that makes difference in the diagnostics in I. non-invasive, II. semi-invasive and III. invasive procedures the current diagnostic measures will be explained. To the non-invasive measures do account the extensive patients history taking including the sexual history and the psychological diagnostics, the physical examination and laboratory screenings. The semi-invasive procedures include the intracavernous injection test with vasoactice substances, the doppler sonography and duplex or color duplex sonography, the corpus-cavernosum-electromyogram (CC-EMG) and other neurophysiological examinations. The third invasive step contains the dynamic infusion pharmacological cavernosography and cavernosometry (DICC) and the selective pharmacological phallo-arteriography. The procedures of this step are essentially limited to patients with erectile dysfunction who are planned for surgical interventions.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Klinik, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Hauck
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schroeder-Printzen
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weidner
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D018783:Impotence, Vasculogenic / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity