Megalourethra as a rare cause for erectile dysfunction

MRI findings of megalourethra have not previously been reported. We present a case of an adult presenting with lifelong erectile dysfunction secondary to poor development of the corpus spongiosum and corpora cavernosa. The pathogenesis, typical presentation, and treatment of megalourethra, as well a...

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Autores principales: Pallas, Robert, Palaniappan, Balan, Brown, Gareth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4921168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27398115
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v10i2.1072
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description MRI findings of megalourethra have not previously been reported. We present a case of an adult presenting with lifelong erectile dysfunction secondary to poor development of the corpus spongiosum and corpora cavernosa. The pathogenesis, typical presentation, and treatment of megalourethra, as well as the use of modern imaging techniques to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-49211682016-07-08 Megalourethra as a rare cause for erectile dysfunction Pallas, Robert Palaniappan, Balan Brown, Gareth Radiol Case Rep Article MRI findings of megalourethra have not previously been reported. We present a case of an adult presenting with lifelong erectile dysfunction secondary to poor development of the corpus spongiosum and corpora cavernosa. The pathogenesis, typical presentation, and treatment of megalourethra, as well as the use of modern imaging techniques to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease are discussed. Elsevier 2016-02-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4921168/ /pubmed/27398115 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v10i2.1072 Text en © 2015 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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