Cavernosometry: is it a dinosaur?
BACKGROUND
Is cavernosometry a useful tool in treating men with erectile dysfunction?


METHODS
Five people with expertise and/or interest in the area of cavernosometry were asked to contribute their opinions.


METHODS
To provide food for thought, discussion, and possible further research in a poorly discussed area of sexual medicine.


RESULTS
While one urologist feels dynamic infusion cavernosography and cavernosometry seem to have found their place in history, another believes it is time to separate these tests and look at cavernosometry alone and its relevance to the use of duplex Doppler ultrasound, both useful tools in assessing surgical candidates. Three clinicians agree that cavernosography and cavernosometry have a role in specific cases, particularly before revascularization surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
Cavernosometry may not be a useful tool for the average clinician treating erectile dysfunction, but serves a purpose for the specialist.
Vardi
Yoram
Y
Department of Neuro-Urology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel;. Electronic address: yvardi@rambam.health.gov.il.
Glina
Sidney
S
Instituto H. Ellis, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Mulhall
John P
JP
Departments of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA.
Menchini
Fillipo
F
Department of Urology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Munarriz
Ricardo
R
Department of Urology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
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