[The role of penile Doppler sonography in impotent diabetics]

Penile systolic pressure has been evaluated by the Doppler-sonographic method in 15 diabetic patients suffering from erectile impotence. Urodynamic tests have also been carried out in some patients for a diagnosis of neurological impotence. The results obtained show the possibility of a double or sole origin (neurogenic or vascular, or both) in the pathogenesis of this symptom in diabetic subjects.