Patient selection: documented reduction in penile length (flaccid, flaccid stretched and/or erect)
Conditions associated with shortening of a man's penis:
(1) radical prostatectomy
(2) radiation therapy and/or androgen deprivation for prostate cancer
(3) penile or perineal trauma
(4) Peyronie's disease or other condition associated with increased fibrosis
(5) some patients with erectile dysfunction
(6) surgical correction of a penile or urethral disorder
Differential diagnosis:
(1) pseudo-shortening due to obesity, with adipose tissue covering the root
(2) congenital micropenis
(3) inaccurate penile measurements
(4) imagined shortening (in the eyes of the beholder)
