title: [Reconstruction of resected cavernous nerve].
abstract: The injury of the penile cavernous nerve is a common cause of erectile dysfunction (ED). Reconstruction of the resected cavernous nerve can restore penile erectile function to normal. The methods for cavernous nerve repair include direct anastomosis, autotransplantation of the nerve, and substitution of the biodegradable artificial nerve, among which only autotransplantation of the sural nerve is used clinically at present. Besides, the nerve growth factor plays an important role in nerve reconstruction. This paper summarizes the methods of cavernous nerve reconstruction in the recent years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China. caiji1987520@163.com
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Xing-Huan
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shao-Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D009417:Nerve Tissue / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010410:Penile Erection; D010413:Penis / Q000294:innervation*