Summary: Peyronie's disease (PD) is a common disease in men that can lead to significant penile deformity and pain, erectile dysfunction, and mental health problems. So far, surgical correction with plaque removal offers the greatest likelihood of success during the stable phase of the disease. However, for men in the acute phase of PD or those with a milder deformity who choose to avoid surgery, conservative treatment methods are also available. New innovative methods are extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and ultrasound therapy. Intralesional therapy with IFN-α2b, verapamil, and Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) collagenase can significantly reduce penile deviation (PD), but these results may not be clinically significant in men with more severe disease. Iontophoresis (EMDA, electromotive drug administration) of verapamil and cortisone have shown reductions in PD and penile pain.Penile traction therapy offers clinically significant improvement in penile length and curvature. It requires daily therapy lasting several hours. Oral therapies with substances such as L-arginine, L-citrulline, vitamin E and phosphodiesterase inhibitors are most helpful as part of a combination regimen rather than as monotherapy. Regenerative therapies with stem cells and platelet-rich plasma, as well as intralesional therapy with botulinum toxin (Botox) have not yet been well clinically studied and their possible application is currently taking place within the framework of clinical research. The combination of various oral, topical, intralesional therapies, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, ultrasound and traction therapies together with clinical psychosexual therapy if needed could provide a more effective treatment, which in turn could prevent or reduce the need for definitive reconstructive penile surgery. Materials and methods: For the purposes of the literature review, a systematic search was conducted for articles in German and English on non-invasive treatment methods for Peyronie's disease. The articles were selected according to their relevance to the given topic. The main findings were summarized and presented in tabular form.
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