Cavallini Giorgio, Paulis Gianni (eds.) Peyronie’s Disease: A Comprehensive Guide

Springer, 2015. — 167 p. — ISBN 978-3-319-17201-9.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.Anatomy of the Penis, with Special Attention to the Tunica Albuginea and to the Corpora Cavernosa
Epidemiology
Aetiology and Risk Factors
Nosology
Natural History of Peyronie’s Disease
Experimental Models and Laboratory Research for Peyronie’s Disease
Symptoms, Their Physiopathology, and Outpatient Clinical Practice and Diagnosis
Congenital and Acquired Penile Curvature: Relationships and Differences
Psychological Aspects of Peyronie’s Disease
Imaging in Peyronie’s Disease
Therapy: A General Approach
Medical Therapy
Combination Therapy (in the Treatment of Peyronie’s Disease)
Surgical Therapy for Peyronie’s Disease: Why and When (An Overview)
Advanced Techniques of Plication Surgery with Basal Approach: When and Why
Corporoplasty: Why and When
Surgical Treatment of Peyronie’s Disease by Inflatable Penile Prosthesis
Surgical Techniques for Difficult and Complicated Cases of Peyronie’s Disease
Future Perspectives in Peyronie’s Disease