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- Title
Mechanisms of penile fibrosis.
- Authors
Gonzalez-Cadavid, Nestor F
- Abstract
Penile fibrosis has been conceptually identified with the plaque that develops in the tunica albuginea in Peyronie's disease (PD), or with localized processes induced in the corpora cavernosa by ischemic or traumatic events. Recently, it has been proposed that a diffuse, progressive, and milder intracorporal fibrosis, which affects also the media of the penile arteries, is responsible for vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (ED) associated with aging, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and post-radical prostatectomy. These processes differ in etiology, time course, target cells, and treatment, but have many features in common.
- Publication
The journal of sexual medicine, 2009, Vol 6 Suppl 3, p353
- ISSN
1743-6109
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01195.x