Category Archives: Urology Library

Preliminary findings from a new animal model for Peyronie’s disease involving extracorporeal shock waves.

BJU Int. 2009 Apr;103(8):1104-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.08173.x. Epub 2008 Nov 18. Preliminary findings from a new animal model for Peyronie’s disease involving extracorporeal shock waves. Andrade E, Cortez I, Claro J, Pompeu E, Leite K, Paranhos M, Borra P, Lucon AM, Srougi M. Source Department of Urology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. enricoandrade@uol.com.br Abstract OBJECTIVE: To develop an experimental model in rabbits to analyse the efficiency of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for…

Evaluation of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in Peyronie’s disease.

Urology. 2002 Nov;60(5):795-9; discussion 799-800. Evaluation of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in Peyronie’s disease. Manikandan R, Islam W, Srinivasan V, Evans CM. Source Department of Urology, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Rhyl, United Kingdom. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the results of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in patients with Peyronie’s disease. METHODS: This study included 42 patients (mean age 55.4 years, range 32 to 72, SD 9.92) with Peyronie’s disease. The mean duration of diseasewas…

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of Peyronie’s disease: experience with standard lithotriptor (siemens-multiline).

Urology. 2002 May;59(5):657-61. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of Peyronie’s disease: experience with standard lithotriptor (siemens-multiline). Lebret T, Loison G, Hervé JM, Mc Eleny KR, Lugagne PM, Yonneau L, Orsoni JL, Saporta F, Butreau M, Botto H. Source Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess in a prospective study whether extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) using a standard radioscopic location lithotriptor is effective in the treatment of Peyronie’s disease. METHODS: Fifty-four patients were included…

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the management of Peyronie’s disease: initial experience.

BJU Int. 2000 Sep;86(4):466-8. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the management of Peyronie’s disease: initial experience. Husain J, Lynn NN, Jones DK, Collins GN, O’Reilly PH. Source Department of Urology, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, UK. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate prospectively the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) as a conservative treatment for Peyronie’s disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS: After obtaining ethical committee approval, 37 patients with Peyronie’s disease were treated using ESWT. Beforetreatment the degree of…

Possibility of using the piezoelectric lithotriptor in the treatment of severe cavernous fibrosis.

Arch Ital Urol Nefrol Androl. 1989 Dec;61(4):417-22. Possibility of using the piezoelectric lithotriptor in the treatment of severe cavernous fibrosis. [Article in Italian] Bellorofonte C, Ruoppolo M, Tura M, Zaatar C, Tombolini P, Menchini Fabris GF. Abstract The treatment of serious cavernous corpora fibrosis due to priapism, a prosthesis explantation, iatrogenic causes, or Peyronie’s disease, is by now still uncertain. Therefore we tried, when medical and…

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for Peyronie’s disease: exploratory meta-analysis of clinical trials.

J Urol. 2004 Feb;171(2 Pt 1):740-5. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for Peyronie’s disease: exploratory meta-analysis of clinical trials. Hauck EW, Mueller UO, Bschleipfer T, Schmelz HU, Diemer T, Weidner W. Source Department of Urology, Justus Leibig University, Giessen, Germany. Abstract PURPOSE: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for the treatment of Peyronie’s disease is still controversial. This exploratory meta-analysis of published studies in the international literature investigates its therapeutic effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The treatment outcomes from…

Inflammatory mechanisms and oxidative stress in Peyronie’s disease: therapeutic “rationale” and related emerging treatment strategies.

  Inflammatory mechanisms and oxidative stress in Peyronie’s disease: therapeutic “rationale” and related emerging treatment strategies. Paulis G, Brancato T. Source Andrology Service, Complex Operative Unit of Urology, Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Albano Laziale, Rome, Italy. paulisg@tiscali.it Abstract Peyronie’s disease (PD) is a connective tissue disorder characterized by a fibrous plaque involving the tunica albuginea of the…

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of Peyronie’s disease: experience with standard lithotriptor (siemens-multiline).

Urology. 2002 May;59(5):657-61. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of Peyronie’s disease: experience with standard lithotriptor (siemens-multiline). Lebret T, Loison G, Hervé JM, Mc Eleny KR, Lugagne PM, Yonneau L, Orsoni JL, Saporta F, Butreau M, Botto H. Source Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess in a prospective study whether extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) using a standard radioscopic location lithotriptor is effective in the…

Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy in the treatment of Peyronie’s disease.

Urologiia. 2004 Mar-Apr;(2):33-5. Extracorporeal shock-wave therapy in the treatment of Peyronie’s disease. [Article in Russian] Neĭmark AI, Astakhov IuI, Sidor MV. Abstract The authors analyse the results of treatment of 28 patients with Peyronie’s disease using extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) performed on Dornier U15 lithotriptor. A total of 2-6 sessions were made, maximal number–12. The efficacy was controlled by clinical indices and ultrasonic…

Questionable efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for Peyronie’s disease: results of a prospective approach.

J Urol. 2004 Jan;171(1):296-9. Questionable efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave therapy for Peyronie’s disease: results of a prospective approach. Hauck EW, Hauptmann A, Bschleipfer T, Schmelz HU, Altinkilic BM, Weidner W. Source Department of Urology, Justus Leibig University, Ulm, Germany. Abstract PURPOSE: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for Peyronie’s disease is still a topic of debate. We evaluated the effects of ESWT in a large series of patients with…