Relationship between pseudoexfoliation syndrome and erectile dysfunction: a possible cause of endothelial dysfunction for development of erectile dysfunction

Gokce S. E., GÖKCE M. İ.

INTERNATIONAL BRAZ J UROL, cilt.41, sa.3, ss.547-551, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2014.0273
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL BRAZ J UROL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.547-551
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Syndrome, Erectile Dysfunction, Exfoliation Syndrome, RISK-FACTORS, PREVALENCE, FIBRILLOPATHY, ASSOCIATION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PES) is a common age-related fibrillopathy related to accumulation of pseudoexfoliation material (PEM) in certain places in the body, especially blood vessels. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is another condition related to vascular pathology and in this study it is aimed to identify the relationship between ED and PES.