Die Wertigkeit der Sonographie in der Therapieüberwachung der Induratio penis plastica (Peyronies disease)

The article reports on 18 sonographically examined patients with clinically verified Peyronies disease who underwent a basic sonographical classification according to the system of Kelami. Four weeds after the initial sonography a control study was carried out in 17 patients. 10 of these received a treatment by local instillation with Ontosein (R) , whereas seven patients remained without treatment. 10 of the 17 examined patients presented a change of the initial findings. The most significant change of the sonographic appearance (treated or untreated) was an increased echogenicity of the corpora cavernosa. Sonography, however, cannot prove the success of a specific therapeutic regimen, because 50% of all patients recover without treatment