[Leriche technique for the treatment of La Peyronie's disease].

Objective: The treatment of La Peyronie's disease comprises medical treatment during the inflammatory acute phase and surgical treatment at the stage of stabilization of the lesions. This technical report describes the Leriche technique for the treatment of the stable phase of La Peyronie's disease.

Operative Technique: Patients are operated on an outpatient basis under local anaesthesia, after localization of the plaque by intraoperative ultrasound of the penis with erection induced by physiological saline. A percutaneous tear of the plaque is performed with an 18 gauge needle.

Materials And Methods: Ten patients with a mean age of 58 years (range: 32-82 years) were operated for La Peyronie's disease between January 2002 and January 2004. They all presented with painless penile curvature on erection, but severe discomfort or impossibility of sexual intercourse. The patients were reviewed at 1 and to 3 months. The results were assessed in terms of the degree of penile straightening and resumption of sexual activity.

Results: Three patients obtained complete cure. Two patients gained sufficient penile straightening to allow sexual intercourse and recovery was insufficient to allow sexual intercourse for 3 patients, but the result was improved after a second or even a third attempt. The last 2 patients were classified as treatment failures and were treated by penile prosthesis in one case and by the Nesbit technique in the other case. The results observed at 1 month persisted at 3 months.

Conclusion: The Leriche technique for the treatment of La Peyronie's disease is a simple, minimally invasive technique with satisfactory results. It does not compromise a subsequent procedure and does not present any short-term or long-term complications.