IntroductionThe aim of the study was to report long–term results of treatment of patients with congenital penile curvature (CPC) with a new corporoplasty based on stratified structure of tunica albuginea, in which corporal bodies are not opened.Material and methodsFrom October 2006 to September 2013, the authors operated on 111 adult men with CPC. Ventral curvature was detected in 65 patients, lateral in 34, and dorsal in 12. Skin was incised longitudinally on convex surface of curvature. In ventral curvature, dorsal neuro–vascular bundles (NVBs) were separated from tunica albuginea and elliptical fragments of external (longitudinal) layer of tunica were excised. The tunica was sutured with absorbable sutures, which invaginated the internal (transversal) layer of tunica. In dorsal curvature, excisions were performed on both sides of the urethra, in lateral curvature – on the convex penile surface.ResultsFollow–up period was from 12 to 84 months. The penis was completely straight in 109 out of 111 patients. In 2 patients (1.8%) recurrent curvature of up to 20 degrees was detected. Redo surgery was done in one individual (0.9%) at patient‘s request. Glandular sensation loss or erectile dysfunction was not detected in any patient during the period of observation.ConclusionsA new operation for correction of CPC, which consists of excision of an elliptical fragment of the external layer of the tunica albuginea and plication of the internal layer gives good short and long–term results. Surgery done without penetrating the corpora cavernosa is minimally invasive, which diminishes the potential risk of complications, especially intra– and postoperative bleeding.
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