Peyronie's disease (PD) is a relatively common condition, which can impair sexual function and result in emotional and psychological distress. Despite an abundance of minimally invasive treatments, few have confirmed efficacy for improving penile curvature and function. Surgical therapies include many different techniques and are reserved for patients with stable disease of ⩾12 months' duration...

1 Mestak O, Kullac R, Mestak J, Nosek A, Krajcova A, Sukop A. Evaluation of the long-term stability of sheath plication using absorbable sutures in 51 patients with diastasis of the recti muscles: an ultrasonographic study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012 Nov;130(5):714e-719e. 2 Tadiparthi S1, Shokrollahi K, Doyle GS, Fahmy FS. Rectus sheath plication in abdominoplasty: assessment of its longevity an...

Biomechanical studies have shown that repair or plication of rotator interval (RI) ligamentous and capsular structures decreases glenohumeral joint laxity in various directions. Clinical outcomes studies have reported successful outcomes after repair or plication of these structures in patients undergoing shoulder stabilization procedures. Recent studies describing arthroscopic techniques to ad...

Dysphagia localized to the post-cricoid region occurring mainly in middle-aged women was first fully described in the papers of Paterson (1919) and Kelly (1919). Kelly noted an association with anaemia, superficial glossitis, and angular stomatitis, while Paterson remarked on " the not infrequent supervention of malignant disease at the mouth of the gullet." Vinson (1922) observed the developme...

BACKGROUND It is well known that improving postoperative pain control in plastic surgery procedures leads to earlier mobilization, shortened hospital stay, reduced hospital costs, and increased patient satisfaction. OBJECTIVE The authors evaluate the use of abdominal field block injections with liposomal bupivicaine (Exparel; Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc, San Diego, California) in postoperativ...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic greater curvature plication (LGCP) is a novel restrictive technique that reduces gastric volume by plication of the greater curvature. The advantage of LGCP is its reversibility in comparison to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Nowadays, the long-term LGCP efficacy, safety and metabolic effect are being investigated. AIM To assess body composition, clinical complicat...

STUDY OBJECTIVES A severely altered level of consciousness (ALC) has been considered a contraindication to noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). We compared the clinical outcome of patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) due to COPD exacerbations and different degrees of ALC. DESIGN A 5-year case-control study with a prospective data collection. SETTING Respiratory Monitor...

Treating shoulder multidirectional instability with an open stabilization procedure has been reported to have good results. However, few studies exist of arthroscopic plication, especially in overhead athletes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of arthroscopic pancapsular plication for multidirectional instability in overhead athletes.Twenty-three athletes with sym...

© Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. Transl Androl Urol, 2015;4(S1) www.amepc.org/tau 8.9% average 5%. Thus, PD is not rare disease. We will show the 17 years’ experience in Toho University. Methods: We had 344 cases for 17 years. The average age was 51.4 years. Chief complains were curvature, palpable fibrosis, pain, ED etc. The angle of curvature was 0 to 90 degrees. Ab...