title: Relaxing incisions in the correction of penile deformity due to Peyronie's disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The use of tunica albuginea relaxing incisions, a common component of several operative techniques for correction of penile deformity due to Peyronie's disease, is reviewed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Of 93 operations performed for penile straightening 24 involved relaxing incisions with penile prosthesis implantation but no grafts and 69 involved autologous free grafts into relaxing incisions without use of an implant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Relaxing incisions were uniformly effective in correcting penile curvature when used in conjunction with a prosthesis. When autologous grafts were used without an implant, more than 80% of the patients with dorsal or ventral bending had a good result, compared to only 17% with lateral bending.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Relaxing incisions are an effective technique for changing the shape of the erect penis by altering the configuration of the tunica albuginea at maximal extension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Clinical Faculty, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gelbard
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010411:Penile Induration / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods