Use of penile extender device in the treatment of penile curvature as a result of Peyronie's disease. Results of a phase II prospective study

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 558-566

  Gontero, Paolo ^a   Di Marco, Massimiliano ^b   Giubilei, Gianluca ^c   Bartoletti, Riccardo ^c   Pappagallo, Giovanni ^d   Tizzani, Alessandro ^a   Mondaini, Nicola ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Silicato Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d Noale Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nonsurgical treatment; Penile extender; Peyronie's disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; NONSURGICAL INVASIVE THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PENILE CURVATURE; PENILE EXTENDER; PENIS DISEASE; PENIS ERECTION; PENIS PROSTHESIS; PEYRONIE DISEASE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 59349112146     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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