Peyronies Disease A Comprehensive Guide [Hardcover]

This book aims to provide specialists and practitioners with a reliable source of information on all aspects of Peyronies 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. ?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 Peyronies 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. ?

Giorgio Cavallini graduated in Medicine and Surgery summa cum laude in 1980 and then specialized in General Surgery; he also holds a PhD in Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Cavallini was Senior Assistant in the Department of Urology of the Hospital of Adria, Italy, and Head of AlCM