Corporeal plication for surgical correction in Peyronie's disease improves rigidity.
A prospective study was done on 76 patients who underwent surgical correction by corporeal plication of the penile deformity secondary to Peyronie's disease. Nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity were recorded by RigiScan during three consecutive nights, before and after the operation. A significant number of patients developed erections of better quality especially at the tip, after this significantly enhance the quality of erectile episodes, by increasing penile rigidity, during rapid eye movement sleep.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010410:Penile Erection; D010411:Penile Induration / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012890:Sleep; D016896:Treatment Outcome