Conclusions
Penile shear wave elastography can be used clinically to quantitatively assess the amount of smooth muscle cells and elastic fibers in the penis, but it deserves to be studied with a larger number of patients and a more specific interpretation of the pathology preparation.
Keywords: Penile elastography, erectile dysfunction, penile prosthesis, shear wave
What is already known about this topic? : Comparison of penile elastography imaging results with cavernous tissue histopathology in the literature was performed by taking cavernous tissue samples from rats.
What does this article add? : There is no study in the literature comparing penile elastography results with human cavernous tissue histopathology. The data we obtained as a result of our study showed that penile elastographic imaging is not a reliable method in the diagnosis of erectile dysfunction.