Ultrastructural features of penile tissue in impotent men. 1993

L C Liu, and C H Huang, and Y L Huang, and C P Chiang, and Y H Chou, and L H Liu, and S R Shieh, and P S Lu
Department of Urology, Kaohsiung Municipal Min-Sheng Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Penile erection is related to the integrity of penile tissue. In order to study the ultrastructural histopathological changes in penile erectile tissue in impotent men, biopsies were taken from 29 impotent and 5 normal patients during surgical treatment. Light microscopy revealed insignificant histological changes and various degrees of fibrotic change in the corpora cavernosa of impotent men, and electron microscopy revealed severe myopathic, fibrotic changes in the penile tissue. These non-specific changes could not be used to determine the aetiology of impotence, and the relationship between the ultrastructural appearances, the causes of impotence and the results of treatment was unclear. Further studies are required to establish the value of intracorporeal biopsy in selecting treatment for impotent patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007172 Erectile Dysfunction The inability in the male to have a PENILE ERECTION due to psychological or organ dysfunction. Impotence,Male Impotence,Male Sexual Impotence,Dysfunction, Erectile,Impotence, Male,Impotence, Male Sexual,Sexual Impotence, Male
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010413 Penis The external reproductive organ of males. It is composed of a mass of erectile tissue enclosed in three cylindrical fibrous compartments. Two of the three compartments, the corpus cavernosa, are placed side-by-side along the upper part of the organ. The third compartment below, the corpus spongiosum, houses the urethra. Glans Penis,Penis, Glans
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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