title: [Hemodynamometry of erectile dysfunction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical causes of the erectile dysfunction (ED).
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and thirty cases of ED were examined by hemonamometry and cavernosography with vasodilating agent. The data about penile brachial index, intracavernous pressure, maintenance flow rate, and pressure loss change were obtained and the status of the penile veins was detected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 130 patients with ED, 39 had venous leakage including penile arterial insufficiency simultaneous venous leakage in 15 patients. Various leakage sites were observed by using cavernosography. Twenty-eight patients showed deep dorsal veins only and the remaining crural veins.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hemodynamometry is effective to diagnose the cause of ED.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Wen-long
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zu-bao
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Fu-kang
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ding-yi
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: En-cai
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xin-yuan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents