Best scan to detect venous leak?
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:17 am
by Hope77
Hi all, I was just wondering what the best scan to detect venous leak is? It appears a doppler only shows the blood flow to the veins but not whether it is ruptured or damaged. What test can be done to check for where the leak is? A scan perhaps
Re: Best scan to detect venous leak?
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 11:07 pm
by SteveSW
77, My doc explained veinous leakage as excessive drainage by veins in the cavernosal tissue of the penis. Which means, as I understand it, that blood flows out of the penis too rapidly, due to a lack of restriction which normally occurs during erection, resulting in a less than solid erection. In a normal erection, more blood flows in, than is allowed out, which keeps you hard. It isn't like there are leaks mid-vein, or an injury along the vein. I'm no doctor, and this is only as I understand it.
My Uro did a Trimix shot and a very lengthy doppler, and diagnosed a "severe veinous leak", which he put in my medical records, saying that it will help support my argument with insurance company about an implant.
Re: Best scan to detect venous leak?
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:58 am
by Hope77
SteveSW wrote:77, My doc explained veinous leakage as excessive drainage by veins in the cavernosal tissue of the penis. Which means, as I understand it, that blood flows out of the penis too rapidly, due to a lack of restriction which normally occurs during erection, resulting in a less than solid erection. In a normal erection, more blood flows in, than is allowed out, which keeps you hard. It isn't like there are leaks mid-vein, or an injury along the vein. I'm no doctor, and this is only as I understand it.
My Uro did a Trimix shot and a very lengthy doppler, and diagnosed a "severe veinous leak", which he put in my medical records, saying that it will help support my argument with insurance company about an implant.
But I think I got an injury to my veins which is causing the leak so there must be a way to check the state of the veins. Some people mentioned using cavernosogram. I just need to know the cause of ny leak in order to determine the best way to manage it.
Re: Best scan to detect venous leak?
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 11:30 pm
by Robert66
I think many older guys get a leak at some point but the dreaded er visit after injecting seems not likely with any leak i think my leak got better over 6 months of taking daflon