title: [Physiology and pathophysiology of erectile dysfunction. A modern contrivance?].
abstract: Notions and hypotheses of the pathophysiologic process in erectile dysfunction--its errors and embarrassment--are focused on beginning with Aristotle and continued in the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. Only in the middle of the nineteenth century was there recognition of the central role of relaxation of the trabecular muscles. It took another 100 years until we had a useful treatment option at hand.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Klinik, Universitäts-Spital Zürich. hauri@uro.usz.ch
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authors.lastname: Hauri
mesh_terms: D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010336:Pathology / Q000266:history*; D010827:Physiology / Q000266:history*; D014572:Urology / Q000266:history*