Background "Prospective Registry of Outcomes with Penile Prosthesis for Erectile Restoration" (PROPPER) is a large, multi-institutional, prospective clinical study to collect, analyze, and report real-world outcomes for men implanted with penile prosthetic devices. We prospectively correlated co-morbid conditions and demographic data with implanted penile prosthesis size to enable clinicians to...

Androgenic hormones are important in normal embryonic development and maintenance of the structural integrity of the penis. This structural integrity is vital in the physiology of penile erection. Its alteration may therefore lead to functional impairment resulting in erectile dysfunction as seen in hypogonadic conditions. The link between hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction is partly anatomi...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the present manuscript is to review the current literature on priapism, focusing on the state-of-the-art knowledge of both the diagnosis and the treatment of the refractory ischemic priapism (IP). METHODS Pubmed and EMBASE search engines were used to search for words "priapism", "refractory priapism", "penile prosthesis", "diagnosis priapism", "priapism treatment", "peni...

PURPOSE Studies of penile length in children have been rarely conducted. In Korea, great improvements in height and weight have been observed because of economic development over the past 25 years. We investigated the current status of penile length in Korean children and compared the results with those of a previous Korean study conducted in 1987. MATERIALS AND METHODS The subjects in this s...

This study aimed to establish a reference range of penile length and circumference of adult males in China, and to compare the penile dimensions of different ethnical backgrounds. To do this, penile length and circumference measurements were obtained from 5,196 healthy males attending the Urology Counseling Clinic. The mean value of penile dimensions was a flaccid length of 6.5±0.7 cm, a stretc...

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a major complication after radical prostatectomy (RP); however, debate continues regarding the efficacy of penile rehabilitation in the recovery of the postoperative erectile function (EF). This study included a total of 103 consecutive sexually active Japanese men with localized prostate cancer undergoing nerve-sparing RP, and analyzed the postoperative EF, focusin...

BACKGROUND Penile plication techniques with or without degloving offer a minimally invasive option for the treatment of penile curvature. AIM To review the outcomes of penile plication surgery and patient satisfaction with and without degloving of the penis. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of 52 patients who underwent penile plication for the treatment of Peyronie disease or c...

OBJECTIVES In Peyronie's disease, any kind of plication technique for correcting penile deformities is associated with penile shortening in addition to the disease-related shrinkage. To minimize penile shortening we describe a new technique of penile corporoplasty using a free graft from the tunica albuginea. PATIENTS AND METHODS From October 2001 to February 2003 we treated 18 patients with ...

PURPOSE This study compares incidence and mortality of penile cancer in Puerto Rico (PR) with other racial/ethnic groups in the United States (US) and evaluates the extent in which socioeconomic position index (SEP) or its components influence incidence and mortality in PR. MATERIALS AND METHODS Age-standardized rates were calculated for incidence and mortality based on data from the PR Cance...

The true prevalence of congenital penile curvature (CPC) is difficult to determine. Some study reports suggests that this problem may occur in as many as 10% of the male population [1]. However, a literature search of the Medline database revealed no reference concerning familial appearance of congenital penile curvature. For that reason we would like to present our case series. Two brothers ag...