title: The effect of endovascular revascularization of common iliac artery occlusions on erectile function.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the incidence of erectile dysfunction in patients with common iliac artery (CIA) occlusive disease and the effect of revascularization on erectile function using the sexual health inventory for males (SHIM) questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients (35 men; mean age 57 ± 5 years; range 42-67 years) were asked to recall their sexual function before and 1 month after iliac recanalization. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine variables effecting improvement of impotence.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of impotence in patients with CIA occlusion was 74% (26 of 35) preoperatively. Overall 16 (46%) of 35 patients reported improved erectile function after iliac recanalization. The rate of improvement of impotence was 61.5% (16 of 26 impotent patients). Sixteen patients (46%), including seven with normal erectile function before the procedure, had no change. Three patients (8%) reported deterioration of their sexual function, two of whom (6%) had normal erectile function before the procedure. The median SHIM score increased from 14 (range 4-25) before the procedure to 20 (range 1-25) after the procedure (P = 0.005). The type of recanalization, the age of the patients, and the length of occlusion were related to erectile function improvement in univariate analysis. However, these factors were not independent factors for improvement of erectile dysfunction in multivariate analysis (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endovascular recanalization of CIA occlusions clearly improves sexual function. More than half of the patients with erectile dysfunction who underwent endovascular recanalization of the CIA experienced improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sifa Hospital, 35240, Basmane, Izmir, Turkey. mserkangur@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Serkan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gur
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.forename: Güven
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tekbas
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oguzkurt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015607:Stents; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome