REVIEW article
Front. Radiol.
Sec. Interventional Radiology
This article is part of the Research TopicMale Infertility and Erectile Dysfunction: Shared Pathways, Diagnostics, and Therapeutic InnovationsView all articles
A Narrative Review of Endovascular Treatment in Addressing Arterial and Venous Erectile Dysfunction
Provisionally accepted
- 1Rajaei Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 2Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 3Department of Radiology, Firouzgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 4Cardiothoracic and Vascular Division, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology,, Universite de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a worldwide health concern and clinical condition for men, leading to high medical costs and imposing significant emotional and psychological burdens on sufferers annually. ED is associated with multiple causes, including psychological factors and organic issues such as arterial insufficiency and venous leakage. Endovascular treatments have emerged as promising options for managing ED, offering minimally invasive procedures that can improve blood flow to the penis and restore erectile function. Different endovascular interventional approaches have been implemented with varying success rates and therapeutic impacts, and efforts continue to optimize these methods (both arterial and venous) for maximum effectiveness and minimal invasiveness. This narrative review aims to provide an overview of endovascular treatments for arterial and venous types of ED, discussing their mechanisms of action, efficacy, safety, and future directions.
Keywords: Erectile Dysfunction 1, Endovascular2, Arteria3, Venous 4, review5
Received: 08 Sep 2025; Accepted: 03 Nov 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Rezaei-Kalantari, Zamani-Aliabadi, Jafari and Qanadli. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Salah D. Qanadli, salah.qanadli@hopitalrivierachablais.ch
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