title: Modified surgical technique to correct congenital and acquired penile curvature.
abstract: We treated 37 patients with severe congenital or acquired penile curvature with a modified Essed-Schroeder corporoplasty without excision of the tunica albuginea. After penile straightening, 34 of the 37 patients (91.9%) were able to resume normal coitus and 29 (78.4%) had excellent results, cosmetic and sexual. Postoperative progression of Peyronie's disease and shortening of the erect penis were rare. In 4 patients, partial necrosis of penile shaft skin or of the prepuce complicated the postoperative course, but there were no long-term sequelae in any case. In patients with concomitant preoperative erectile dysfunction, the dysfunction did not improve after corporoplasty; such patients should be treated primarily with a penile implant. We recommend the modified Essed-Schroeder corporoplasty as a safe and simple method to correct penile curvature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Klinikum Steglitz, Free University Berlin, FRG.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Knispel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gonnermann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000502:physiology; D010411:Penile Induration / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques