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cavernous nerve

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cavernous nerve,
one of the terminal branches of the inferior hypogastric plexuses that innervate the erectile tissues of the penis.


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The cavernous nerve of the penis is the other nerve that carries both the nerve of erection (parasympathetic) and the nerve of detumescence (sympathetic).
Using nerves from a patient's leg and attaching it to the severed cavernous nerve creates the potential for the nerve to regenerate.
Since their first case in January 2008, they have performed both unilateral and bilateral cavernous nerve repairs.
 
 
 
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