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ReviewUrology2021

Implications of Calcification in Peyronie's Disease, A Review of the Literature.

Quinn C Rainer, Alejandro A Rodriguez, Petar Bajic, Anat Galor, Ranjith Ramasamy, Thomas A Masterson

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Review in Urology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Quinn C RainerUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami FL.
Alejandro A RodriguezUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami FL.
Petar BajicCleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH.
Anat GalorUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami FL; Bruce W Carter VA Medical Center, Miami FL.
Ranjith RamasamyUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami FL.
Thomas A MastersonUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami FL; Bruce W Carter VA Medical Center, Miami FL. Electronic address: tmasterson@miami.edu.
University of Miami · USBruce W. Carter VA Medical Center · USCleveland Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A common characteristic of Peyronie's Disease (PD) is plaque calcification, which is associated with decreased response to treatments and higher rates of surgical intervention. Despite its prevalence in the PD population, the literature on plaque calcification is limited. While the diagnosis of PD is mostly clinical, imaging modalities such as ultrasound can be used to identify plaque calcification. The proper identification of plaque calcification is crucial for guiding management and setting therapeutic expectations for patients with PD. Herein we discuss what is known about PD plaque calcification, including epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, and management.

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PMID33476600
OpenAlexW3125254353

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