OBJECTIVE To review long-term efficacy and complications of surgical treatment of penile curvature in a Chinese population. DESIGN Retrospective review. SETTING Regional hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS. Patients who underwent surgical treatment of penile curvature between January 1997 and March 2005 inclusive. INTERVENTION Penile curvature corrective surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Penile ...

The second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) has been proposed as a putative biomarker for prenatal testosterone and covaries with the sensitivity of the androgen receptor (AR). Both prenatal testosterone and the AR play a central role in penile growth. In this study, we investigated the relationship between digit ratio and penile length. Korean men who were hospitalized for urological surgery at a...

OBJECTIVE Penile syringomas are rare lesions usually occurring in isolation. We report the excision and reconstruction of multiple synchronous penile shaft syringomas with local scrotal flaps. METHODS We report a rare case of excision of multiple penile syringomas and reconstruction with scrotal flaps in a 29-year-old man. RESULTS Penile syringomas were excised and reconstructed with scrota...

PURPOSE Management of squamous cell carcinoma of the penis changed in recent decades in favor of penile sparing surgery. We assessed whether penile sparing therapies were increasingly applied in our penile squamous cell carcinoma cohort with time and whether penile sparing affected 5-year cancer specific survival. MATERIALS AND METHODS We reviewed the records of 1,000 patients treated between...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Male circumcision (MC) has been shown to reduce vaginal transmission of HIV to men. While community acceptability is important in a countries preparedness to introduce MC, it is equally important to map contemporary MC and other penile cutting practices, and the socio-cultural dimensions underpinning these practices. METHODS A total of 482 men and women (n = 276 and n...

Penile carcinoma is a rare malignancy with a potential for local invasion and regional/distant extension. Penile cancer can be cured in over 80% of cases if diagnosed early. However, local treatment, although potentially lifesaving, can be mutilating and devastating for the patient's psychological well-being. In patients with long-term survival after penile cancer, sexual dysfunction, voiding p...

Objective: Our objective was to evaluate the accuracy and reliability of YouTube videos about penile doppler ultrasonography (PDU), a diagnostic tool for erectile dysfunction. Material Methods: Videos on were searched using term “Penile Doppler Ultrasonography”. The most related 48 included in study. For each video, uploader type (physician, patient, or YouTuber), target group (physicians non-p...

The urethrogenital reflex (UGR) is used as a surrogate model of the autonomic and somatic nerve and muscle activity that accompanies ejaculation. The UGR is evoked by distension of the urethra and activation of penile afferents. The current study compares two methods of elevating urethral intraluminal pressure in spinalized, anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 60). The first method, peni...

Background Penile carcinoma (PeCa) is an important public health problem in poor and developing countries. Despite the unpredictable behavior and aggressive treatment, there are few data on molecular and epigenetic mechanisms reported in PeCa. The aim of this study was to identify epigenetic profile in tumors and surrounding tissue as well as to identify molecular markers in PeCa, according to ...

Penile cancer is a rare tumor. There is a limited understanding of the biological mediators of prognostic and therapeutic importance in penile cancer. However, there exists some fundamental understanding of the major pathways involved in the development of penile pre-neoplastic lesions and neoplasms. The aim of the present review is to highlight our current state of molecular knowledge in penil...