title: [A long-term follow-up study of deep penile vein resection patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the five-year postoperative effect of the ligation and resection of the deep penile vein for the patient of erectile dysfunction (ED) caused by penile venous leakage.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixteen ED patients received deep penile vein ligation and resection. Observations of the penile erection had been recorded for 5 years after surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eight cases demonstrated erectile hypofunction after 18 months postoperatively and total ED after 21-30 months of which 6 were improved by chemotherapy, and 2 showed no improvement. Seven cases remained normal and 1 case get out of touch at the 24th month postoperatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ligation and resection of the deep penile vein can be considered as an easy and effective method to treat patients of ED caused by penile venous leakage.
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: Fu-Kang
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Rong-Ming
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zu-Bao
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Zhang
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; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018783:Impotence, Vasculogenic / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery