The most common of these are vascular reconstruction surgery. This can be conducted to help improve blood flow to the penis, or reduce the leakage of blood away from the penis to maintain an erection (3). Studies have also found embolization of external and internal pudendal veins guided by interventional radiology have shown to be effective in reducing the leakage of blood from the penis from patients who have erectile dysfunction (8). This operation is minimally invasive, which can be very favorable for many patients. Erectile dysfunction has also shown to be common in patients who undergo a radical prostatectomy. A recent study of using sural nerve grafts to bridge together the femoral and dorsal nerve of 10 patients with erectile dysfunction from previous radical prostatectomies showed improved sexual intercourse, based on erectile dysfunction index questionnaires
The most common of these are vascular reconstruction surgery. This can be conducted to help improve blood flow to the penis, or reduce the leakage of blood away from the penis to maintain an erection (3). Studies have also found embolization of external and internal pudendal veins guided by interventional radiology have shown to be effective in reducing the leakage of blood from the penis from patients who have erectile dysfunction (8). This operation is minimally invasive, which can be very favorable for many patients. Erectile dysfunction has also shown to be common in patients who undergo a radical prostatectomy. A recent study of using sural nerve grafts to bridge together the femoral and dorsal nerve of 10 patients with erectile dysfunction from previous radical prostatectomies showed improved sexual intercourse, based on erectile dysfunction index questionnaires