title: [The value of sonography in the therapeutic supervision of induratio penis plastica (Peyronie's disease)].
abstract: The article reports on 18 sonographically examined patients with clinically verified Peyronie's disease (induratio penis plastica) who underwent a basic sonographical classification according to the system of Kelami. Four weeds after the initial sonography a control study was carried out in 17 patients. 10 of these received a treatment by local instillation with Ontosein, whereas seven patients remained without treatment. In one patient an operation (Nesbit) had been performed in the meantime. 10 of the 17 examined patients presented a change of the initial findings. Seven patients out of the number of the patients who had received treatment presented a change, whereas three patients showed no change of their basic findings. The untreated group of seven patients demonstrated in three cases a change of the sonographic pattern, and four cases were unchanged. The most significant change of the sonographic appearance (treated or untreated) was an increased echogenicity of the corpora cavernosa. In some cases no plaques could be found, in one cases a new plaque developed. In two cases the initial hypoechogenic rings sign disappeared. Sonography, however, cannot prove the success of a specific therapeutic regimen, because 50% of all patients recover without treatment.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Röntgendiagnostik und Computertomographie, Univ.-Klinik für Innere Medizin Innsbruck.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Helweg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rauschmeier
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: zur Nedden
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Judmaier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sief
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008667:Metalloproteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010411:Penile Induration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D008667:Metalloproteins; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; C005180:orgotein
vernacular_title: Die Wertigkeit der Sonographie in der Therapieüberwachung der Induratio penis plastica (Peyronies Disease).