[Treatment by a modified plication of the tunica albuginea in patients with congenital penile curvature].

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the results obtained with management by modified plication of the tunica albuginea in patients with congenital penile incurvation.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Between January 1992 and December 1996, a modified plication technique of the tunica albuginea was used to correct congenital and acquired penile incurvations; the procedure was performed in 27 cases of patients with congenital penile incurvation and 17 patients with de la Peyronie's disease. Mean age was 22.8 years (range 15-40 years), single ventral incurvation being the most frequent (51.8%) type. A modified technique of tunica albuginea plication was used.

RESULTS

Complete correction of the incurvation was achieved in all patients (100%), with a low rate of complications.

CONCLUSIONS

Modified plication of the tunica albuginea is a simple and effective surgical technique to achieve correction of congenital penile incurvations.