The penile vasculature in systemic sclerosis: A duplex ultrasound study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 554-558

  Aversa, Antonio ^a   Proietti, Michele ^a   Bruzziches, Roberto ^a   Salsano, Felice ^a   Spera, Giovanni ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Examination diagnostic testing; Fibrosis; Pulmonary hypertension; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DIASTOLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EXTRAVASATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PENILE BLOOD VESSEL; PENILE FIBROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; STIMULATION; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; SYSTOLE; TUNICA ALBUGINEA; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 33645967807     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2005.00169.x     Document Type: Article

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