Angioplasty and stenting to treat peripheral arterial disease causing refractory erectile dysfunction

The procedure

The procedure is usually done using local anaesthetic. A thin, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into an artery in the groin, and guided into the affected artery. A balloon is then inflated at the site of the narrowing to widen it. Sometimes a wire mesh tube called a stent is inserted and stays in place to hold the artery open.