A NEW CLINICAL METHOD FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF PENILE ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION USING THE FLOW MEDIATED DILATION WITH PLETHYSMOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE

The implementation of the flow mediated dilation technique using mercury strain gauge plethysmography is simple and applicable for the assessment of penile EnF. Endothelial function parameters in the penis were found to correlate with those in the forearm, thus support for the validity of the technique is given. Further strength for the validity of this procedure in the penis comes from the comparison between the forearm and penis, and the relation to subject age.