The correlation among cavernous pressure, penile rigidity and resistance index

Journal of Urology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-66

  De Meyer, J M ^a   Thibo, P ^a  

^a City Hospital De Bijloke   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hemodynamics; Impotence; Penile erection; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0032324239     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63031-3     Document Type: Article

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