Assessment of potency with the doppler flowmeter

Malvar, Thomas; Baron, Thomas W.; Clark, Samuel S.

doi:10.1016/0090-4295(73)90015-0

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“…The present study used the highest systolic pressure measured on an artery on the dorsum of the penis. Although some studies have specified values measured in particular anatomical arteries, it is difficult to determine which artery is being assessed using only a Doppler ultrasound probe (Malvar et al, 1973;Blaivas et al, 1980;Jevtich, 1980). Part of the appreciable error described in The accuracy of the PBI as a valid clinical measurement has to be questioned following the results of this study.…”

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Is the Penile Brachial Index a Reproducible and Useful Measurement?

Aitchison

Carter

1990

British Journal of Urology

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The intra- and inter-observer variation in the measurement of the penile brachial index (PBI) was prospectively assessed in 30 patients. An appreciable error was discovered that cast doubt on the reliability of the measurements. Up to 20% of patients deemed normal by one observer would be deemed abnormal by a second. The PBI appears to be an inaccurate and poorly reproducible test of penile blood flow which can lead to a false diagnosis and subsequent management of impotent patients. There would appear no justification for the continued use of the penile brachial index in the assessment of erectile dysfunction.

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Is the Penile Brachial Index a Reproducible and Useful Measurement?

Aitchison

Carter

1990

British Journal of Urology

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“…The development of noninvasive methods of assessment of penile blood flow may contribute valuable information on the role of hemodynamic factors in diabetic erectile dysfunction. 38 ' 39 Hormonal: Current evidence lends little support to the notion that there is an endocrine basis for diabetic impotence. Schoffling in 1963 7 reported lower urinary excretion of 17-ketosteroids, and atypical spermatogenesis in diabetic men and suggested that the erectile disorder was due to abnormal gonadal function.…”

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Sexual Problems in Diabetes Mellitus Psychological Aspects

Schiavi

Hogan

1979

Diabetes Care

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“…Penile ultrasound (PU) is a second-level diagnostic test that can be used for the assessment of hemodynamic and echo-structural features of the penis, whose first description dates back to about 50 years ago [1]. At present, different pathological conditions that alter the echo structure of the organ [including Peyronie's disease (PD), penile fractures, and tumors] can be studied in detail by PU [2].…”

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