title: Malleable penile implants without plaque surgery in the treatment of Peyronie's disease.
abstract: The objective of this retrospective study is to evaluate the surgical outcome with malleable penile implants without plaque surgery in the treatment of impotence associated with Peyronie's disease. This study included 20 men with Peyronie's disease who underwent placement of a malleable penile prosthesis. The surgeries were performed in three day surgery units in Cairo and Jeddah. The implantation of the prosthesis straightened the penile shaft in all cases but a variable degree of deviation of the glans penis persisted in seven cases (35%), and led to dissatisfaction in 2 out of 16 patients followed for one year (12.5%). No operative or postoperative complications occurred and no reoperations were needed. We conclude that malleable penile implants are safe and effective in the treatment of Peyronie's disease associated with impotence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Andrology, Cairo University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Ghanem
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fahmy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: el-Meliegy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019935:Penile Implantation; D010411:Penile Induration / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015917:Penile Prosthesis; D012189:Retrospective Studies