...Jianfeng Zhao; Fan Zhao; Miaoyong Ye; Ke Ma; Wenjie Huang; Le Qian; Xiaojun Huang; Huiyin Fu; Bodong Lv Introduction: Connexin 43 (Cx43) is the major component of gap junction in corpus cavernosum smooth muscle, which allows rapid intercellular communication. Cx43 coordinates corpus cavernosum...

... of the penis due to an additional corpus cavernosum, and this condition is confirmed by histopathologic evaluation. We treated the patient by wide resection of the third corpus cavernosum with scrotoplasty and postponed the urethroplasty for a second stage repair. It was interesting that we did not come across...

...Fatih Tarhan; Gökhan Faydacı; Aylin Ege Gül; Uğur Kuyumcuoğlu; Bilal Eryıldırım Objectives: Oxytocin is released by the posterior pituitary gland during male orgasm. Additionally, the presence of an oxytocin receptor gene and protein expression in human corpus cavernosum is demonstrated, and it has...

... Wounds and injuries Corpus cavernosum Immediate operation Abstract Fracture of the penis is a rare and probably under-reported entity. We present 7 patients with this type of trauma. All the patients were treated operatively immediately on presentation with good morphologic and functional results...

...B. Moskovitz; Y. Vardi; M. Pery; M. Bolkier; D.R. Levin A rare case of abscess of the corpus cavernosum is described. Culture of the abscess yielded Β-hemolytic streptococcus. Ultrasound scan and cavernosography confirmed the physical examination findings of involvement of the corpus cavernosum...

... in the future. Today, venous surgery remains as an option to patients with organic VOD, who are willing to accept a 45% probability of improvement for a few months, having been informed about all the other options in the treatment of erectile disorders. Impotence Penis Erection Corpus cavernosum Pedro...

... SNP is not a new alternative agent for diagnosis and treatment of impotence. 9 12 1994 31 08 1995 3 2 2010 Erection Corpus cavernosum Impotence Sodium nitroprusside Papaverine Nitric oxide Urologia Intemationalis Original Paper Urol Int 1996;56:211-214 F "h Ugur...

... of Poiseuilles. 9 12 1991 23 06 1992 3 2 2010 Corpus cavernosum Rabbit Verapamil Glyceryltrinitrate Diazoxide Original Paper Urol Int 1993:50:65-70 Poul-Erik Lundbech Hans Jorgen Kirkeby Jens Christian Djurhuus Institute of Experimental Clinical Research, University of Aarhus...

...Shugo Hanyu; Toshihiko Iwanaga; Makoto Tamaki; Ken-ichi Kano; Shotaro Sato The venous outlet of the corpus cavernosum is generally believed to be obstructed during erection. Some researchers, however, have demonstrated an increased venous outflow during erection. To elucidate this discrepancy, we...

... process. Rabbit 5-Hydroxytryptamine Serotonin Erectile dysfunction Corpus cavernosum Cavernosal tone © 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel 2007 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced...

...Tomohiro Kuwahara; Yoshihiro Wada; Wataru Takahashi; Masaki Yoshida; Hitoshi Iwashita; Hiroaki Kikukawa; Juro Nakanishi; Shoichi Ueda Introduction: We evaluated the effects of diabetes on nitric oxide-mediated relaxations and nitric oxide synthase activity in male rat corpus cavernosum smooth...

...Yoshihiro Wada; Tomohiro Kuwahara; Wataru Takahashi; Masaki Yoshida; Hitoshi Iwashita; Shoichi Ueda Background: The effects of castration on nitric oxide- mediated relaxations and nitric oxide synthase activity in male rat corpus cavernosum smooth muscles. Methods: Eight-week-old male rats were...

...Maria Lopes; Salvatore Lanzafame; Gaetano Magro We report a rare case of a localized fibrosis of the corpus cavernosum (CC) presenting as a nodular mass in the dorsal region of the penis without abnormal curvature of the organ. Histological and immunohistochemical examination revealed a fibrotic...

... good contractile responses. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that angiotensin II did not cause significant change in the contractile status of rat corpus cavernosum. Correspondingly, the type 1 angiotensin II inhibitor effectively lowered blood pressure but did not affect cavernosal...

...R. Thiel; T. Kahn; T.A. Vögeli A case of spontaneous, partial, unilateral thrombosis of the corpus cavernosum is described. A 35-year-old white male presented with a painful mass in the perineum without priapism. Diagnostic evaluation with sonography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed...