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A Modified Vessel-Sparing Microsurgical Vasoepididymostomy
Published on: June 8, 2022
[A long-term follow-up study of deep penile vein resection patients]
Wen-Long Zhou1, Fu-Kang Sun, Yu Zhu
1Department of Urology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200025, China.
Objective:
To study the five-year postoperative effect of the ligation and resection of the deep penile vein for the patient of erectile dysfunction (ED) caused by penile venous leakage.
Methods:
Sixteen ED patients received deep penile vein ligation and resection. Observations of the penile erection had been recorded for 5 years after surgery.
Results:
Eight cases demonstrated erectile hypofunction after 18 months postoperatively and total ED after 21-30 months of which 6 were improved by chemotherapy, and 2 showed no improvement. Seven cases remained normal and 1 case get out of touch at the 24th month postoperatively.
Conclusions:
The ligation and resection of the deep penile vein can be considered as an easy and effective method to treat patients of ED caused by penile venous leakage.
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