CASE REPORT: The Penile Vasculature in Systemic Sclerosis: A Duplex Ultrasound Study

Penile fibrosis almost invariably occurs in sclerodermic patients and this determines incomplete penile arterial and smooth muscle cell relaxation and ED despite the absence of indirect signs of early atherosclerosis, that is, abnormal IMT and acceleration time. Aversa A, Proietti M, Bruzziches R, Salsano F, and Spera G. The penile vasculature in systemic sclerosis: a Duplex ultrasound study. J Sex Med 2006;3:554-558.