Peyronie’s Disease : A Comprehensive Guide / edited by Giorgio Cavallini, Gianni Paulis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cavallini, Giorgio., Editor.

Paulis, Gianni., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Andrology.

Local Subjects:

Andrology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book aims to provide specialists and practitioners with a reliable source of information on all aspects of Peyronie’s disease, which is too often still considered a mysterious condition. The focus is in particular on those aspects of the disease that are most hotly debated, including etiology, risk factors, nosology, natural history, and medical therapy. Clear guidance is also provided on surgical techniques, with explanation of why and when to apply plication surgery, corporoplasty, and plaque surgery and the best approach to complicated cases. Throughout, strenuous efforts have been made to ensure clarity and simplicity of expression and ease of consultation. While clear international guidelines are lacking, this has allowed the authors to devote much space to personal ideas, conveying the fascinating and sometimes conflicting nature of this field of medicine and, hopefully, stimulating further research.

Contents:

Introduction

Anatomy of the penis, with special attention to the tunica albuginea and the corpora cavernosa

Epidemiology

Etiology and risk factors

Nosology

Natural history

Experimental models and laboratory research

Symptoms, their physiopathology, and outpatient clinical practice and diagnosis

Congenital and acquired penile curvature: relationships and differences

Psychological aspects of Peyronie’s disease

Imaging

Therapy: a general approach

Medical therapy

Combination therapy

Surgical therapy: Why and when? An overview

Advanced techniques of plication surgery with basal approach: Why and when?

Corporoplasty: Why and when?

Plaque surgery: Why and when?

Surgical techniques for difficult and complicated cases.- Future perspectives. .

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3-319-17202-6