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Gianni Paulis,1,7 Giorgio Cavallini,2 Davide Barletta,3 Paolo Turchi,4 Antonio Vitarelli,5 Andrea Fabiani6 1Regina Apostolorum Hospital, Andrology Center, Rome, Italy; 2Andrological Section, Gynepro Medical Team, Bologna, Italy; 3Department of Urology, Andrology Center, San Matteo Hospital, Pavia, Italy; 4Azienda ASL 4 Prato – Andrology Service, Prato, Italy; 5Department of Urology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy; 6Department of Surgery, Section of Urology and Andrology, ASUR Marche 9, Macerata, Italy; 7Castelfidardo Medical Team, Peyronie's Disease Care Center, Rome, Italy Abstract: The average age of men affected by Peyronie's disease (PD) is approximately 50–55 years, but cases have been reported even in adolescence. Several studies have already investigated the presence of PD in young men, and these studies reported a PD prevalence that varies between 1.5% and 10.8%. Having noticed a greater number of young patients in our centers in recent years, we decided to carry out a retrospective study to evaluate the prevalence of PD in patients aged |
