Peyronie's disease: a modified treatment

Urology. 1993 Sep;42(3):300-4. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(93)90619-l.

Abstract

We evaluated 93 patients with complaints of sexual dysfunction and evidence of Peyronie's disease. Duplex ultrasonography (10-MHz probe and 4.5-MHz pulsed Doppler test) in 87 enabled definition of their penile vascular response to an intracorporeal injection of a vasoactive agent. Vascular disease was present in 70 percent of the study population. Forty-four patients had a surgical procedure. Nineteen had plications using a simultaneous pharmacological erection, 3 had dermal grafts, and 3 with severe vascular disease had primary placement of a prosthesis. One patient underwent a single Nesbit procedure. In 18 patients, we incised the plaque and grafted a segment of the deep dorsal vein, using the expertise gained from penile venous surgery. In the vein-grafted patients, rapid return of suppleness of the penile shaft, use of only a single incision, and use of the patient's own tissue, with the possible beneficial effect of endothelial-derived substances (nitric oxide) decreasing the risk of hematoma below the graft, support our belief that this modified technique may be superior to those presently in common use.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Penile Erection
  • Penile Induration / diagnostic imaging
  • Penile Induration / physiopathology
  • Penile Induration / surgery*
  • Penile Prosthesis
  • Penis / blood supply
  • Ultrasonography
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Veins / transplantation