On the pathogenesis of penile venous leakage: role of the tunica albuginea
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- 5 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Urology
- Vol. 7 (1) , 14
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2490-7-14
Abstract
Etiology of venogenic erectile dysfunction is not exactly known. Various pathologic processes were accused but none proved entirely satisfactory. These include presence of large venous channels draining corpora cavernosa, Peyronie's disease, diabetes and structural alterations in fibroblastic components of trabeculae and cavernous smooth muscles. We investigated hypothesis that tunica albuginea atrophy with a resulting subluxation and redundancy effects venous leakage during erection.Keywords
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