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Reconstructive surgery in Peyronie’s disease: What’s new?
Elisabetta Costantini, Alessandro Zucchi, Urology and Andrology Department, University of Perugia, 06123 Perugia, Italy
Author contributions: Both authors contributed to this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest: None.
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Correspondence to: Alessandro Zucchi, MD, Associate Professor, Urologist, Urology and Andrology Department, University of Perugia, S. Andrea delle Fratte, 06123 Perugia, Italy. zucchi.urologia@gmail.com
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Received: December 28, 2014
Peer-review started: December 29, 2014
First decision: January 8, 2015
Revised: February 2, 2015
Accepted: February 10, 2015
Article in press: February 12, 2015
Published online: March 24, 2015
Processing time: 86 Days and 15.8 Hours
Peer-review started: December 29, 2014
First decision: January 8, 2015
Revised: February 2, 2015
Accepted: February 10, 2015
Article in press: February 12, 2015
Published online: March 24, 2015
Processing time: 86 Days and 15.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Surgical treatment of Peyronie’s disease is still a challenge and a “gold standard” approach does not exist. This paper tries to review the main surgical techniques making an assessment of functional and aesthetical results, underling costs and benefits.