Penile fibrosis-still scarring urologists today: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Implantation of penile prosthesis (PP) into scarred and fibrotic corpora can be a difficult challenge. In this review article, we provide a review of penile fibrosis, discuss current medical and surgical management and summarize preventative strategies.

Methods

In this study, we searched PubMed between the years 2000-2023 for publications with search strategy: "penile fibrosis" OR "scarred corpora" OR "fibrosed corpora".

Key content and findings

This search returned a total of 137 articles. We examine the evidence for preoperative patient evaluation and penile ultrasound (US), oral phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors, pentoxifylline, and L-arginine, vacuum device therapy and the use of surgical approaches and tools in the context of complex penile

SUBMITTER: Fernandez Crespo RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10891380 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature