PEYRONIE DISEASE

Course overview

PEYRONIE DISEASE (PD) IS A NON-MALIGNANT DISORDER CAUSING CURVATURE OF THE PENIS AND PAINFUL ERECTIONS. IT IS A DISORDER OF WOUND HEALING OF THE TUNICA ALBUGINEA, WHICH RESULTS IN FIBROSIS OR SCARRING OF THE TUNICA ALBUGINEA. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS PEYRONIE DISEASE. IT DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE DISEASE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ENSURING THE BEST PATIENT OUTCOMES.