THERAPEUTIC ASSOCIATON OF CO2 LLLT, DIODE LASER AND ELECTROTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF INDURATIO PENIS PLASTICA ( IPP )

The current treatment of Induratio Penis Plastica ( IPP ) is mainly based on the use of orgoteine which provokes several adverse side effects ; aim of this work is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of an original therapeutic association made by CO2 LLLT, Diode Laser and computerized electrotherapy. Hundred male patients (age 40-72 years) affected by I.P.P. of different severity where enrolled in the study ; all patients were monitored with picturs taken in the erection phase at fixed time interval. The treatment consisted of consecutive irradiation with CO2 LLLT every day for 2-3 weeks, in scanning mode giving a total energy per session ranging from 0,001 to 0,005 Watt/cm2; the Diode Laser was used at 12 Watt with wave length of 632,8 nm and frequency of 800 Hz giving a total energy /per session of 200 Joule. Electrotherapy was set 12 Hz using rectangular waves Schwallinger 2 type.The 65% patients showed optimal results with complete regression of the disease ; 27% patients showed acceptable results, while in 8% case where no improvement.
Te best results were obtained when the treatment was started in the first, acute phase of the disease. Laser therapy increases the microcirculation and exerts a clear anti infiammatory action with no negative side effects. This therapeutic association seems to have a real clinical value in a disease where, up today, there are poor alternatives.
This kind of treatment has been proved effective with a number of other patients beyond the initial phase of study.

PhD Patrizia Orciari attended to: "1st Congress of the World Association for Laser Therapy" - "WALT" - Jerusalem, Israel, May 5-9 1996.

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CONGRESSO NAZIONALE
"Fitoterapia in Urologia ed Andrologia"

Abstract del lavoro presentato a Castrocaro Terme, 16-17 Aprile 2004(.pdf)

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XX° CONGRESSO NAZIONALE
Società Italiana di Andrologia

Abstract dei lavori presentato a Capri, 25-28 Ottobre 2003 (.pdf)

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XVIII° CONGRESSO NAZIONALE
Società Italiana di Andrologia

Abstract del lavoro presentato a Venezia, 5-8 Dicembre 2001 (.pdf)

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SCUOLA DI CHIRUGIA LASER:
5° Corso di Endourologia Laser

Abstract del lavoro presentato a Forlì, 30 Novembre 2001 (.pdf)