The role of penile elastography in the evaluation of erecdysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmondisease
Central European Journal of Urology, cilt.75, sa.1, ss.96-101, 2022 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 75 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.5173/ceju.2022.0238
- Dergi Adı: Central European Journal of Urology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.96-101
- Anahtar Kelimeler: erectile dysfunction, impotence, elastography, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction In this study, we aimed to measure the change in penile stiffness by evaluating corpus cavernosum (CC) with shear wave elastography (SWE) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Material and methods Seventy outpatient patients aged 50–80 years who were diagnosed with COPD were evaluated using SWE. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) questionnaire (IIEF-5 >17: Group A, IIEF-5 <17: Group B). The measure-ments were made in both transverse and longitudinal sections. Results The mean age of the patients was 60 ±7.9 years. The duration of COPD was significantly higher in Group B than in Group A (p = 0.003). The mean SWE values of right transverse mid-portion of corpus peni(RTM) and left transverse mid-portion of corpus penis (LTM) in Group B (21.1 ±5.6 kPa and 20.8 ±4.8 kPa, respectively) were significantly higher than in Group A (15.2 ±2.3 kPa and 15.8 ±2.7 kPa, respectively); (p <0.001 and p <0.001, respectively). There was a significant negative correlation between IIEF-5 scores and the duration of COPD (p <0.05). There was a significant negative correlation between IIEF values and RTM and LTM values of the patients (p <0.05 and p <0.05, respectively). There was a significant positive correlation between the duration of COPD and both RTM and LTM values (p <0.05 and p <0.05, respectively)Conclusions In our study, according to the SWE findings, we showed the effect of systemic changes cre-ated by COPD on penile tissue and the negative effect of this on erectile function in patients.