Clinical experience of a refined penile venous stripping surgery procedure for patients with erectile dysfunction: Is it a viable option?

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-280

  Hsu, Geng Long ^a   Chen, Heng Shuen ^b   Hsieh, Cheng Hsing ^c   Lee, Wen Yuan ^a   Chen, Kuo Liang ^a   Chang, Chao Hsiang ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cavernosal vein; Deep dorsal vein; Para arterial vein; Veno occlusive dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAVERNOSOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PENILE VENOUS STRIPPING SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENO OCCLUSIVE DYSFUNCTION; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; LIGATION; PENIS; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; LIGATION; MALE; PENIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VEINS;

EID: 77954919601     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.109.008532     Document Type: Article

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