Vascular hemodynamic effects of penile revascularization surgery and the role of resistive index in follow-up.

Basic Clin Androl

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Bilkent, Polatlı caddesi, No:125/4, Gazi Mahallesi, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey.

Published: December 2024

Background: To evaluate the effects of penile revascularization surgery on penile vascular hemodynamics and to assess the utility of the resistive index (RI) as an objective parameter for postoperative patient follow-up.

Methods: This study included a total of 35 patients who underwent penile revascularization. Penile color Doppler ultrasonography was performed preoperatively and at the third postoperative month to evaluate cavernosal arteries, dorsal arteries, deep dorsal vein, and inferior epigastric artery. During these evaluations, peak systolic velocity, end diastolic velocity, and resistive index were measured. The International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire was administered before surgery and at the third postoperative month. In addition, corpus cavernosum electromyography and cavernosometry tests were performed in all cases preoperatively. Anastomotic patency was assessed using computed tomography angiography at the end of the follow-up period.

Results: The mean preoperative resistive index values were determined to be 0.74 ± 0.07 and 0.73 ± 0.09 cm/s for the right and left cavernosal arteries, respectively, and these values increased to 0.95 ± 0.09 and 0.96 ± 0.06 cm/s, respectively, at the last postoperative control. The mean International Index of Erectile Function-5, 15 scores for the right and left cavernosal arteries were 8.52 ± 4.83 and 19.4 ± 8.54, respectively, preoperatively, and these scores improved to 15.26 ± 4.50 and 35.76 ± 13.65, respectively, at the last postoperative follow-up.

Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that the resistive index can be used as an objective parameter in the diagnosis of erectile dysfunction of vascular origin and in the follow-up and management of the disease following penile revascularization.

Trial Registration: NCT06350019/04/03/2024 (retrospectively registered).

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