Diagnosis of Peyronie’s disease
Every diagnosis is based on a comprehensive physician-patient dialogue, which often already reveals indications to suspect induratio penis plastica. In addition, the following examinations are performed:
- Clinical examination
- Ultrasound examination
- Questionnaire on erection (IIEF-5)
- Photographic documentation by the patient himself (from at least two directions)
- Intracavernous injection test to assess the erection and document the degree of curvature
- In the event of erectile dysfunction, the examinations listed in the corresponding chapter are performed
- In rare cases: MRI examination after inducing an artificial erection