Post-traumatic erectile dysfunction: Doppler US findings

摘要: Erectile dysfunction can happen after trauma, particularly with vertebral, pelvic, or perineal injuries. Penile Doppler ultrasonographic (US) findings in these patients are various, from normal to serious arterial impairment, according the severity and type of injury. With neurogenic causes, US usually normal, but decreased flow cavernosal arteries may also be encountered due combined vascular arteriogenic relatively absolutely peak velocity encountered. Alterations penile anatomy frequently found secondary changes proximal insufficiency. After trauma penis perineum, distortion reconstruction addition traumatic sequelae erectile tissue directly visualized on US. Venogenic impotence a result same as nontraumatic venous leak. High-flow priapism is another category post-traumatic dysfunction, which diagnosed conclusively by It managed angiographic embolization, useful evaluating recurrence embolization.