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ArticleUrologie (Heidelberg, Germany)2024

[New "conservative" treatments for Peyronie's disease-real alternatives or expensive pastime?]

Daniel Schlager, Christian Leiber-Caspers

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Article in Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Daniel SchlagerUrologie Villa Kuenzer, Dreikönigstr. 12, 79102, Freiburg, Deutschland. schlager@urologie-villa-kuenzer.de.
Christian Leiber-CaspersAlexianer Krankenhaus Krefeld, Dießemer Bruch 81, 47805, Krefeld, Deutschland.

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Abstract

Conservative treatment of Peyronie's disease (induratio penis plastica, IPP) remains largely unsuccessful despite decades of research, as the exact disease pathogenesis remains unclear. Currently, IPP is understood as a benign, localized, progressive connective tissue disorder of the tunica albuginea, in which repetitive microtrauma triggers an inflammatory process leading to fibrosis formation. The new "conservative" treatment approaches focus on immune-modulatory and regenerative mechanisms, but significant therapeutic success is still lacking. Treatments such as extracorporeal shockwave therapy, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), stem cell therapy, hyaluronic acid, and botulinum toxin are promising theoretical approaches, but their efficacy is often contradictory and they remain disputed and inadequately supported by studies. Research on these therapeutic approaches is often limited by extremely high costs and the regulations for clinical studies according to the Medicines Act, albeit necessary to further evaluate their effectiveness.

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Penile IndurationPlatelet-Rich PlasmaBotulinum ToxinsConservative TreatmentExtracorporeal Shockwave TherapyHumansHyaluronic AcidMaleStem Cell TransplantationBotulinum ToxinsHyaluronic AcidExtracorporeal shockwave therapyHyaluronic acidPeyronie’s diseasePlatelet-rich plasmaStem cell therapy

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