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Penile Scar and Fibrosis

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Color Doppler US of the Penis

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

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Abstract

The corpora cavernosa consist of smooth muscle cells, loose areolar tissue, blood vessels, nerves and collagen fibers. All these components play a role in the complex physiologic event of erection, together with endocrinal, vascular, neural and psychogenic factors (Jevtich et al. 1990).

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Trieste Ospedale di Cattinara, Strada di Fiume 447, Trieste, 34124, Italy

    Michele Bertolotto MD, Paola Martingano MD & Maja Ukmar MD

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Bertolotto, M., Martingano, P., Ukmar, M. (2008). Penile Scar and Fibrosis. In: Bertolotto, M. (eds) Color Doppler US of the Penis. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36677-5_18

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