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- Document type:
- Journal Article; Article
- Author(s):
- Meineke, V; Uebler, C; Köhn, FM; Hofmann, H; Cordes, N; Ring, J; Vogt, HJ
- Title:
- [Radiotherapy in benign diseases: Morbus Peyronie]
- Abstract:
- PURPOSE: The induratio penis plastica (IPP) or the so-called Morbus Peyronie is a burdening disease for patients with three main symptoms, induration, deviation and pain. The etiology of this fibrosing and plaque forming disease is largely unknown up to now. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The presented data refer to a retrospective univariant examination of 67 patients, which have been treated for IPP with soft X-rays in the Dermatological Clinic of the Technical University of Munich between 1990 and 1995. The aim of the study was to examine, how far a progression of the disease can be stopped with soft X-rays and how the pain symptomatic is reduced. RESULTS: In 58 of 67 examined patients (86.6%) a progression of the disease could be stopped. 25 out of 67 patients (37.3%) complained of pain before therapy. This symptomatic mostly improved totally in 21 patients (84% of the patients with pain). A complete or partial dissolution of the indurations was to be noticed in 41 of 70 indurations (58.6%). In 23 of 60 patients (38.3%) an improvement or totally regression of the deviation was observed. It could be shown that therapeutic outcome significantly correlates to a shorter duration of anamnesis (p < 0.05), smaller plaque size (p < 0.025) and a tendency to lower age of the patients. CONCLUSION: Radiotherapy of Morbus Peyronie is extremely effective and has a low rate of side effects.
- Journal title abbreviation:
- Strahlenther Onkol
- Year:
- 2003
- Journal volume:
- 179
- Journal issue:
- 3
- Pages contribution:
- 181-6
- Language:
- de
- Fulltext / DOI:
- doi:10.1007/s00066-003-0984-5
- Pubmed ID:
- http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12627261
- Print-ISSN:
- 0179-7158
- TUM Institution:
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie
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