Vascular Surgery - Treating Erectile Dysfunction: Mens Sexual Health
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Vascular surgery
Vascular surgery is used only for men whose erectile dysfunction results from specific blood vessel problems. There are two types of such operations, but neither has a high rate of success. The first — for men whose problem involves the leakage of blood from certain vessels during an erection — ties off those vessels so they retain blood.
The second type of vascular surgery is used when the problem is the blockage of isolated blood vessels. In such cases, the surgery entails bypassing the blocked vessels to allow more blood into the penis. Bypass operations are reserved mainly for patients whose blood flow problems result from injuries such as pelvic fractures. For each of these operations, the success rate in restoring normal erectile function is less than 30%.
| Last updated: | September 05, 2008 |
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