ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - In this presentation, the group reported on the incidence and predictors of erectile dysfunction after plaque incision and grafting (PIG).
56 patients undergoing PIG were analyzed with pre and 6-month postoperative IIEF questionnaires. Mean duration of PD at the time of surgery was 23 months, mean plaque area was 4.7 cm2 and mean pre-op curvature was 52 degrees. 52 patients had grafting with Tutoplast, 4 with Surgisis. Baseline and postoperative IIEF scores 23 and 17 respectively - 46% experienced a greater than 6 point reduction.
Kaufen viagra soft pillen mastercard Predictors of this drop proved to be degree of pre-operative curvature, the type of plaque incision (Egydio was worse then an H-type incision), age greater than 55 years, and those that showed pre-op venous leak on cavernosometry.
Presented by Judy M. Choy, MD, et al. at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) - May 17 - 22, 2008. Orange County Convention Center - Orlando, Florida, USA.
Reported by UroToday.com Contributing Editor Michael J. Metro, MD
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