Satisfaction of patients with Peyronie's disease after plaque surgery and bovine pericardium graft

Plaque and bovine pericardium graft surgery is a useful tool for treating Peyronie's disease.

To determine patient satisfaction following this operation.

This was a retrospective, observational and descriptive study. We collected data from the medical records of patients who underwent surgery between 2004 and 2015 and were evaluated through a postoperative satisfaction questionnaire.

Twenty-eight operations were performed. Curve correction was achieved in 26 patients (95.3%). One patient (3.57%) required residual curve correction using Yachia's technique, and 1 patient (3.57%) had a severe complication consisting of prosthetic infection and urethrocutaneous fistulae. Twenty-one patients (75%) expressed satisfaction with the surgery.

Our results show an acceptable level of satisfaction among our patients, with a low number of complications. However, further prospective, controlled and randomised studies are needed.

Actas urologicas espanolas. 2016 Jul 25 [Epub ahead of print]

A Silva-Garretón, D Santillán, D Chávez, A Gioielli, G Rey-Valzacchi, O Layús, G Gueglio

Departamento de Urología, Sección Andrología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: ., Departamento de Urología, Sección Andrología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina., Departamento de Urología, Sección Andrología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina., Departamento de Urología, Sección Andrología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina., Departamento de Urología, Sección Andrología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina., Departamento de Urología, Sección Andrología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina., Departamento de Urología, Sección Andrología, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.