title: [Echographic diagnosis of Peyronie's disease].
abstract: Thirty-six patients with Peyronie's disease were evaluated with diagnostic sonography. Radiographic and/or xeroradiographic examinations were also performed on 23 patients. Sonography could demonstrate the presence of the plaques characteristic of the disease in the majority of cases (94.5%), whereas only calcified lesions were depicted by conventional X-rays. Sonography is therefore recommended for its well-known advantages over other techniques, not only as the diagnostic methodology of choice, but also in the follow-up of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Università, Ferrara.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Princivalle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Scutellari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giganti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reggiani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piffanelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010411:Penile Induration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010413:Penis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D014986:Xeroradiography
vernacular_title: Diagnosi ecografica della malattia di Peyronie.