Penile fibrotic changes after radical retropubic prostatectomy
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in BJU International
- Vol. 85 (1), 101-106
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.00364.x
Abstract
Objective To investigate the type of penile deformity, response to treatment of and predictive factors for the formation of penile fibrotic changes after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP). Patients and methods Between July 1996 and September 1998, 110 men who had undergone RRP a mean (SD, range) of 35 (20, 5–145) months previously were evaluated by one physician for their erectile dysfunction. Those men affected by penile fibrotic changes were advised to initiate medical therapy for possible Peyronie’s disease; their charts were reviewed and they were interviewed to determine the outcome. Results Overall, 45 of 110 patients (41%) with erectile dysfunction after RRP had penile fibrotic changes, representing 11% of all patients undergoing RRP in the specified period. The primary clinical presentation included penile curvature in 42 men (93%) and ‘waistband’ deformity in 11 (24%; some had both); palpable plaques were present in 31 (69%). On assessing the outcome in 40 men, 16 (40%) felt that their condition had improved, half were unchanged and 10% progressed, within a mean follow‐up of 24 months after diagnosis. Of the 16 improved, 14 were regularly using a vacuum constriction device or injection therapy. No significant factors predictive of the fibrotic changes could be identified, including the use of intracavernosal injection therapy before onset, neurovascular bundle resection, operative duration, estimated blood loss and pathological tumour grade or stage. Conclusions Penile fibrotic changes are a significant but previously undescribed problem in men after RRP. Although predisposing factors could not be identified, most men felt that their condition stabilized or improved during treatment. Corroborative confirmation of this association and its aetiology will require prospective studies.Keywords
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