William O. Brant, MD, FACS, FECSM, presented “Peyronie’s Disease Surgery: Considerations, Tips, and Pitfalls” during the 44th Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar on February 8, 2025, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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How to cite: Brant, William O. “Peyronie’s Disease Surgery: Considerations, Tips, and Pitfalls.” February 8, 2025. Accessed Oct 2026. https://grandroundsinurology.com/peyronies-disease-surgery-considerations-tips-and-pitfalls/
Peyronie’s Disease Surgery: Considerations, Tips, and Pitfalls – Summary
William O. Brant, MD, FACS, FECSM, explores surgical approaches for Peyronie’s disease. In this 19-minute presentation, Dr. Brant focuses on penile curvature correction.
Dr. Brant categorizes procedures into shortening, lengthening, and prosthesis-based techniques, emphasizing that patient perception of penile length often differs from objective measurements. He highlights the importance of patient counseling, as plication may result in a perceived loss of length, whereas grafting procedures can compromise erectile function.
Dr. Brant discusses graft materials such as saphenous vein and buccal mucosa, noting that each has benefits and drawbacks. He also discusses incision choices, which are determined by the deformity. He reviews evidence that traction therapy enhances outcomes for both plication and grafting procedures, leading to better length preservation and satisfaction.
Dr. Brant asserts that surgical choices should be tailored to individual patient anatomy, erectile function, and willingness to commit to postoperative rehabilitation.
About The 44th Annual Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar:
The Ralph E. Hopkins Urology Seminar is a multi-day meeting focused on training urologists in the latest in assessing, diagnosing, and treating urologic conditions in the clinical setting. Updates are provided on urologic cancers, stone disease, urologic reconstruction, female urology, infertility, sexual function, emerging surgical techniques, and general urology. The 44th iteration of the meeting took place from February 5th to February 8th, 2025, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
William O. Brant, MD, FACS, FECSM, is the Chief of Urology at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a Urologist with clinical practices at Summit Urology/Granger Medical Clinic in Salt Lake City. His practice is dedicated to men’s health, with a particular focus on sexual and erectile medicine, penile reconstructive surgery, and prosthetic surgery. He has been involved in education, training, and research related to prosthetic surgery, particularly as it relates to prostate cancer survivors, and he performs over 100 prosthetic surgeries annually.
