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How do you approach residual penile curvature during inflatable prosthesis placement in a patient with Peyronie's disease?

Do you rely on manual modeling alone to correct residual curvature, or do you routinely perform additional straightening procedures regardless of the degree of curvature?
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Urology · University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
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I think that if residual curvature is less than 30 degrees, modelling is a reasonable option for management. Anything more than that is usually best managed with additional straightening maneuvers with either plication or incision and grafting.

I usually wait until after dilation to make the decisio...

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