Clinical significance of ultrastructural findings in the corpora cavernosa of normal and impotent men.

Corpora cavernosa of 5 normal and 11 impotent living men were studied by electron microscopy. Of the smooth muscle cells 42.3% from corporeal tissues of impotent men showed a pronounced thickening of the basal lamina, a paucity of dense bodies and contractile filaments, minimal or no glycogen and fewer vesicles on the cell surface, whereas only 5.

Changes in the corpora cavernosa of impotent diabetics: comparing histological with clinical findings.

In our study, the histological findings showed significant pathological fibrosis affecting the penile arteries and erectile tissue, but no direct damage to the penile nerve fibers. Forty percent of our patients with clinical evidence of penile neuropathies showed no histological evidence to support a neurogenic mechanism of their impotence. In addition, to the consistent vascular lesion found in 90 percent of impotent diabetics in our study, a fibroproliferation of the erectile tissue was predominantly found as well.

Radioisotope penogram in diagnosis of vasculogenic impotence.

A radioisotope technique to estimate penile blood flow is described. The radioisotope penogram is noninvasive and gives a dynamic evaluation of the arterial supply, venous drainage, and blood flow in the corporeal bodies. The penogram is a valuable adjunct in evaluation of patients with vasculogenic impotence.

Vascular factor in erectile failure among diabetics.

Clinical, sexual, and laboratory evaluations were made on 47 impotent diabetics. All patients were given a Doppler PAPS examination and a neurologic assessment of the penis (BCRL and/or CMG). Nerve conductivity tests of the legs were also administered to most patients.