Abstract
Purpose:
To report a technique for endovascular treatment of pudendal artery stenoses in medically refractory erectile dysfunction.
Case report:
Three men with known peripheral arterial disease and erectile dysfunction that was non-responsive to treatment with phosphodiesterase inhibitors underwent angiography and stent placement of the pudendal artery. Stent placement was performed using standard endovascular techniques. All 3 patients reported significant improvement in erectile function following revascularization.
Conclusion:
Percutaneous treatment of pudendal artery stenoses with stents is feasible and offered significant benefit to these 3 patients.
MeSH terms
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Angioplasty, Balloon
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Atherosclerosis / diagnostic imaging
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Atherosclerosis / epidemiology*
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Atherosclerosis / therapy*
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Comorbidity
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Drug-Eluting Stents
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Humans
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Iliac Artery / pathology
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Impotence, Vasculogenic / diagnostic imaging
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Impotence, Vasculogenic / drug therapy
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Impotence, Vasculogenic / epidemiology
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Impotence, Vasculogenic / therapy*
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Intermittent Claudication / epidemiology
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Intermittent Claudication / therapy
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Penis / blood supply*
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Peripheral Arterial Disease / epidemiology
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Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors / therapeutic use
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Radiography
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Treatment Failure
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors