Editing CUA: Peyronie's Disease (2018) (section)

===== '''Congenital Penile Curvature''' =====

* '''See section in Pediatrics External Genitalia Anomalies Chapter Notes'''
* '''Results from disproportionate development of the tunica albuginea of the corporal bodies; not associated with urethral malformation'''
* Patients typically present younger, often in their late teens and 20s
* '''Unlike Peyronie disease, congenital penile curvatures are most commonly ventral curvatures, with preserved penile length and typically normal erectile function and rigidity'''
* '''Treatment is surgical''' and is offered to patients whose congenital penile curvatures significantly interferes with satisfactory sexual relations of the patient or partner. Plication is used almost exclusively


See Figure 1 from CUA Guidelines