title: Long-term results of plaque thinning with carbide burs, small incisions and venous grafting for correcting complex penile curvature in Peyronie's disease: poor results of an "ideal" approach.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We evaluated the long-term results of plaque thinning by carbide burs, small transverse incisions and venous grafting for correcting complex penile curvature in patients with Peyronie's disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 13 patients with Peyronie's disease and complex penile curvature received plaque thinning by carbide burs equipped with a fraise, small plaque incision and venous grafting. All patients were available for long-term followup at a mean of 29 months. Preoperatively the mean dorsal curvature angle was 73 degrees with an additional malrotation in 4 patients. Followup consisted of a standardized interview and 3-dimensional photo documentation during erection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although penile straightening was achieved intraoperatively, dorsal curvature (mean 35 degrees) recurred in 8 men, of whom 3 noticed this deterioration after a longer period. Penile shortening (mean 3.3 cm.) occurred in 7 patients, and decreased rigidity during intercourse occurred in 4.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hypothetically, a combined technique of thinning, incision and grafting seems to be an ideal surgical approach for correction of complex penile curvatures in Peyronie's disease without plaque excision. Although the penis had been completely straightened intraoperatively, severe dorsal curvatures recurred and significant penile shortening became obvious in more than half of the patients. Manipulation of the plaque may be associated with activation of the disease, with all of the risks of recurrence and deterioration. Due to the poor results of the thinning procedures, we stopped using this surgical approach and now prefer a combination of small incisions and grafting only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Ekkehard W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Hauck
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bschleipfer
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Diemer
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.forename: Immo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schroeder-Printzen
authors.forename: Wolfgana
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weidner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003762:Dental Instruments; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000502:physiology; D010411:Penile Induration / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*