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Clinically Treatment results


The ProExtender™
has been clinically tested for curing
Peyronie´s disease
Testet byX NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE SPANISH ASSOCIATION OF ANDROLOGY
(ASOCIACI? ESPA?LA DE ANDROLOG? - ASESA)
March 28, 29 and 30, 2001, Alicante (SPAIN)
Report TitleTREATMENT OF Peyronies DISEASE
VIA MECHANICAL TRACTION, JES EXTENDER?
A prospective study in 26 males
INTRODUCTION:The traction force applied upon the tissues results in an adaptation reaction at
a structural level, due to the suppression of an inhibitor factor related with
cellular division, which thereby results in cellular duplication and therefore,
the expansion of the tissues. This principle has successfully been applied for
quite some time for different medical purposes, among which the treatment of
skin lesions, the loss of tissue and post-radiation scars are the most
important. The origin of the fibrotic plaque in Peyronies disease still remains
an unanswered question. The histological studies carried out so far confirm the
presence of high concentrations of type-III collagen in the plaque, having been
compared with hyperplastic scar tissue and keloids. The “maturation” of the
fibrous tissue scars is produced via the translocation of collagen fibers, which
takes place secondary to the traction forces that the fibroblasts oppose to the
cellular contraction forces. The higher the concentration of type-III collagen
in the fibrotic tissue, the stronger the contraction force is. The continuous
mechanical traction on the penis in Peyronies disease stimulates cellular
division and, therefore, the expansion of the healthy tissues and finally exerts
an opposing force to the contraction force of the collagen.
POPULATION AND METHODS:A prospective study has been performed in 26 males who had been diagnosed as
having Peyronies disease and were treated during a 6 month-period with the
mechanical traction devise, Jes Extender?, exerting a pressure in the range of
1,200 and 1,500 g. The mean age was 50.8 (30 – 68) years old and the mean
evolution time of the disease was 25.6 (2 – 72) months. Multiple fibrotic
plaques were identified in 6 cases and just one in 19 patients. The long axis of
the plaque was equal to or less than 3 cm in 20 cases; 11 patients referred
sensorial disturbances of the penis and 21 presented with erectile dysfunction.
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OUTCOMES:Mean values of the assessed parameters before the enrollment, and at 3 and 6
months after treatment was performed are expressed in Table I.

 
 
CONCLUSIONS:After a 6-month treatment, the plaque disappeared in 7 cases (26.9%) and a
marked decrease in the number, size and consistency of the plaque was observed
in 18 (69.2%). Likewise, 13 (61.9%) patients recovered their erectile function
and 10 (90.9%) recovered their sensitivity in the penis.
The mechanical traction on the penis has a beneficial effect on the fibrotic
plaque that is usually clinically evident via the reduction of the size and
consistency of the plaque, the correction of the curvature angle, the recovery
of the length of the penis, and the improvement in the quality of the erection.
Oral Presentation by:J. Ruiz-Romero, MD; J. Ponce de Le?, MD - Department of Urology and Andrology,
Cl?ica Tres Torres, w/ Dr. Carulla, 112 – 08017 Barcelona (Espa?).
J. Ruiz-Romero, MD; J. Ponce de Le?, MD
Department of Urology and Andrology, Cl?ica Tres Torres, w/ Dr. Carulla, 112 –
08017 Barcelona (Spain).
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