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Role of frenular penile‐brachial index in the assessment of penile vasculature
Author(s) -
Nagler Harris M.,
Katz P. Gary,
White Ralph Devere
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
neurourology and urodynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1520-6777
pISSN - 0733-2467
DOI - 10.1002/nau.1930010106
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , penis , doppler effect , retrospective cohort study , urology , physics , astronomy
Abstract The evaluation for vasculogenic causes of impotence includes penile Doppler studies. These are often time‐consuming and tedious procedures. A retrospective study of the last 54 penile Doppler examinations was carried out to determine if an abbreviated study would accurately reflect the status of the penile vasculature. The frenular sound is easily auscultated. There is statistically significant correlation between frenular penile‐brachial index (PBI) and corporal PBI. We therefore recommend that the frenular PBI be used as a screening procedure. More complete Doppler studies including corporal measurements are only necessary when the frenular PBI is not normal.