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Analyzing The Occurrence Of Peyronie's Disease After Radical Prostatectomy

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Article Date: 02 Jul 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Dr. Matthias Heck, et al. examined the occurrence of Peyronie's disease (PD) after radical prostatectomy.

The incidence of PD in the general population is estimated to be between 3-9%.

A retrospective review of 589 patients undergoing radical prostatectomy was performed to examine the incidence of PD in this population with a mean age of 62 years. Results showed that 102/589 developed PD post prostatectomy for an incidence of 17%. Mean curvature was 32% and 36 patients developed PD in the first year after surgery.

Analysis of risk factors seems to point to a young age and the use of non-nerve sparing surgery.

Presented by Matthias Heck, MD, et al., at the Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) - May 17 - 22, 2008. Orange County Convention Center - Orlando, Florida, USA.

Reported by UroToday.com Contributing Editor Michael J. Metro, MD

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