Peyronie's disease: Clinical treatment

Abstract

Peyronie's disease is an acquired disorder of the connective tissue gained, attributed to repetitive microvascular injury or trauma during sexual intercourse, which leads to the appearance of fibrous plaques or nodules in the tunica albuginea of the penis, reducing local elasticity and curving the penis during an erection. The purpose of this guideline is to provide recommendations that may assist in the decision-making process regarding the clinical treatment for patients with a diagnosis of Peyronie's disease (PD). For this, a systematic review of the literature, was performed, without period restriction, in the MEDLINE database, retrieving 759 papers, of which 37 were selected to respond to clinical doubt. The details about the methodology and the results are set out in Appendix I.