Dynamic infusion cavernosometry and cavernosography for the diagnosis and classification of venous erectile dysfunction / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the procedures of dynamic infusion cavernosometry and cavernosography (DICC) and their application in the diagnosis and classification of venous erectile dysfunction (VED).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>This study included 103 ED patients, aged 20 to 43 years, highly suspected of VED, with disease courses of 4 months to 6 years. DICC was performed and analyses were made on the results, especially the parameters of flow-to-maintain (FTM) and pressure decay (PD) in the corpus cavernosum.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Based on the parameters of FTM and PD, 21 of the patients were normal, 5 were suspected of VED, 39 had mild VED, 25 had moderate VED, and 13 had severe VED. Penile subcutaneous hematoma was found in 4 of the patients, all recovered after 3 to 5 days, with no other complications.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>DICC is a reliable, safe and minimally invasive method for the diagnosis and classification of VED.</p>