Potential primary prevention of Peyronie's disease post prostatectomy?-retrospective analysis of peri-operative multi-modal penile rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT: The surgical management of prostate cancer through radical prostatectomy has the potential to impact patients' sexual function, including erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease (PD). Historical data suggests the incidence of PD in post-prostatectomy patients is higher than in the general population at 15.9%. Our study objective was to measure the rate of the development of PD among patients that receive penile rehabilitation (PR) regimen prior to and immediately after radical prostatectomy. In this study, we retrospectively reviewed the charts of 581 patients who were diagnosed with prostate cancer, treated with radical prostatectomy, and engaged in a PR program. Patients with the diagnosis of PD prior to prostatectomy were excluded from this study. The PR program consists of daily ta

SUBMITTER: Kianian R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10719776 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature