Treatment

Since penile Mondor’s disease is a rare condition, different treatment choices are used. Herein we recommend a new treatment strategy with acetylsalicylic acid and pentoxifylline, which was tested in 14 patients with penile Mondor’s disease. Materials and methods: Fourteen patients with the clinical presentation of penile Mondor’s disease were included. Patients were given acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) 500 mg qid and pentoxifylline 600 mg bid for 14 days. Physical examinations were performed in all patients. In addition, ultrasonic examinations were done before the treatment and on days 7 and 14 of treatment to evaluate dorsal vein thrombosis. Results: Physical examinations revealed lesions parallel to the coronal sulcus in 9 patients and in the dorsal aspect of the proximal penis in 5 patients. All patients had painful induration of the penis. On day 7, hyperechoic structures were still observed in 8 patients and no thrombus was seen in 6 patients. Ultrasonographic measurements were repe