Experiencia profesional

El Dr. Franklin Kuehhas es médico especialista en urología y andrología. Está especializado en andrología reconstructiva, un campo que aborda problemas complejos relacionados con los genitales masculinos.

El Dr. Kuehhas realizó su formación especializada en el University College de Londres. Asimismo, se formó en el prestigioso Hospital Universitario de Heidelberg (Alemania) y en el Hospital Universitario de Viena (Austria). Su labor se centra en el tratamiento de las curvaturas congénitas y adquiridas del pene (enfermedad de Peyronie). Su actividad investigadora ha dado lugar a numerosas publicaciones y a la mejora de técnicas quirúrgicas, como la técnica STAGE para el tratamiento de la curvatura congénita del pene.

Además, el Dr. Kuehhas se especializa en el tratamiento quirúrgico de la disfunción eréctil resistente a la terapia. La implantación de prótesis de pene constituye otra de sus principales áreas de interés. Como reconocido experto en su ámbito, participa con frecuencia como ponente en congresos y reuniones científicas internacionales. La profesionalidad, la experiencia y la discreción son sus máximas prioridades.

Experiencia

• Formación en los hospitales universitarios de Heidelberg y Viena
• Especialización en andrología reconstructiva en el University College London
• Miembro del panel de directrices sobre traumatismos urológicos de la Asociación Europea de Urología (EAU)
• Formación continua a nivel internacional (EE. UU., Brasil, Reino Unido, etc.)

Áreas de especialización

• Corrección de la curvatura congénita del pene
• Corrección quirúrgica de la enfermedad de Peyronie (induratio penis plastica)
• Implantación de prótesis de pene (semirrígidas o hidráulicas)
• Reconstrucción de la longitud del pene mediante implantes peneanos
• Cirugía estética genital masculina
• Circuncisión estética con preservación del prepucio

Afiliaciones

• European Society of Sexual Medicine (ESSM)
• International Society of Sexual Medicine (ISSM)
• European Association of Urology (EAU)
• Société Internationale d’Urologie (SIU)
• Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Urologe (ÖGU)

Publicaciones

• Egydio PH, Kuehhas FE, Valenzuela RJ. Modified Sliding Technique (MoST) for Penile Lengthening with Insertion of Inflatable Penile Prosthesis.
  J Sex Med. 2015 May;12(5):1100-4. doi: 10.1111/jsm.12911
• Egydio PH, Kuehhas FE. Penile lengthening and widening without grafting according to a modified sliding technique.
  BJU Int. 2015 Jan 28. doi: 10.1111/bju.13065. [Epub ahead of print]
• Garaffa G, Kuehhas FE, De Luca F, Ralph DJ. Long Term Results of Reconstructive Surgery for Peyronie’s Disease.
  J Sex Med Rev. Volume 3, Issue 2, April 2015, Pages: 113–121
• Sedigh O, Falcone M, Ceruti C, Timpano M, Preto M, Oderda M, Kuehhas FE, Sibona M, Gillo A, Gontero P, Rolle L, Frea B. Sexual function after surgical treatment for penile cancer: Which organ-sparing approach gives the best results?
  Can Urol Assoc J. 2015 Jul-Aug;9(7-8):E423-7.
• Wilhelm K, Schoenthaler M, Hein S, Adams F, Schlager D, Kuehhas FE, Sevcenco S, Pache G, Langer M, Bulla S, Miernik A. Focused dual-energy CT maintains diagnostic & compositional accuracy for urolithiasis using ultra-low dose non-contrast CT.
  Urology. 2015 Sep 14. pii: S0090-4295(15)00728-1. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2015.06.052.
• Timpano M, Falcone M, Kuehhas FE, Ceruti C, Sedigh O, Gontero P, Frea B, Rolle L. Management of bilateral testicular hypotrophy: A novel surgical technique by an infrapubic approach.
  Asian J Androl. 2015 Mar 10. doi: 10.4103/1008-682X.145431. [Epub ahead of print]
• Lumen N, Kuehhas FE, Djakovic N, Kitrey ND, Serafetinidis E, Sharma DM, Summerton DJ. Review of the Current Management of Lower Urinary Tract Injuries by the EAU Trauma Guidelines Panel.
  Eur Urol. 2015 Jan 6. pii: S0302-2838(14)01391-8.
• Serafetinides E, Kitrey ND, Djakovic N, Kuehhas FE, Lumen N, Sharma DM, Summerton DJ. A Review of the Current Management of Upper Urinary Tract Injuries by the EAU Trauma Guidelines Panel.
  Eur Urol. 2015 Jan 8. pii: S0302-2838(14)01390-6.
• Kueronya V, Miernik A, Stupar S, Kojovic V, Hatzichristodoulou G, Egydio PH, Tosev G, Falcone M, Mulalic D, Djordjevic M, Schoenthaler M, Fahr C, De Luca F, Kuehhas FE.International multicenter psychometric evaluation of patient reported outcome data for the treatment of Peyronie’s disease.
  BJU Int. 2014 Oct 18. doi: 10.1111/bju.12968. [Epub ahead of print]
• Toepker M, Kuehhas FE, Kienzl D, Herwig R, Spazierer E, Krauss B, Weber M, Herold CJ, Ringl H. Dual-energy CT with a split bolus: A one-stop shop for patients with suspected urinary stones?
  J Urol. 2014 Mar;191(3):792-7
• Sevcenco S, Heinz-Peer G, Ponhold L, Javor D, Kuehhas FE, Klingler HC, Remzi M, Weibl P, Shariat SF, Baltzer PA. Utility and limitations of 3-Tesla diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for differentiation of renal tumors.
  Eur J Radiol. 2014 Jun;83(6):909-13.
• Sevcenco S, Krssak M, Javor D, Ponhold L, Kuehhas FE, Fajkovic H, Haitel A, Shariat SF, Baltzer PA. Diagnosis of renal tumors by in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. World J Urol. 2014 Mar 9.
• Schoenthaler M, Avcil T, Sevcenco S, Nagele U, Hermann TE, Kuehhas FE, Shariat SF, Frankenschmidt A, Wetterauer U, Miernik A. Single-Incision Transumbilical Surgery (SITUS) versus Single-Port Laparoscopic Surgery and conventional laparoscopic surgery: a prospective randomized comparative study of performance with novices in a dry laboratory. World J Urol. 2014 Feb 23.
• Kuehhas FE, Sharma V, Sevcenco S, Javadli E, Herwig R, Szarvas T, Schatzl G, Weibl P, Miernik A, Schoenthaler M. Reply by the authors. Urology. 2013 Nov;82(5):1192-3.
• Kuehhas FE, Egydio PH. The STAGE Technique (Superficial Tunica Albuginea Geometric-based Excision) for the Correction of Biplanar Congenital Penile Curvature.
  J Sex Med 2013 J Sex Med. 2014 Jan;11(1):299-306Djordjevic ML, Salgado CJ, Bizic M, Kuehhas FE. Gender dysphoria: the role of sex reassignment surgery. ScientificWorldJournal. 2014;2014:645109
• Schoenthaler M, Miernik A, Offner K, Karcz WK, Hauscke D, Sevcenco S, Kuehhas FE, Bach C, Buchholz N, Wilhelm K. The cumulative analgesic consumption score (CACS): evaluation of a new score to describe postsurgical analgesic consumption as a surrogate parameter for postoperative pain and invasiveness of surgical procedures.
  Int Braz J Urol. 2014 May-Jun;40(3):330-6.
• Schoenthaler M, Buchholz N, Farin E, Ather H, Bach C, Bach T, Denstedt JD, Fritsche M, Grasso M, Hakenberg OW, Herwig R, Knoll T, Kuehhas FE, Liatsikos E, Liske P, Marberger M, Osther PJ, Reis Santos JM, Sarica K, Seitz C, Straub M, Traxer O, Trinchieri A, Turney B, Miernik A. The Post-Ureteroscopic Lesion Scale (PULS): a multicentre videobased evaluation of inter-rater reliability.
  World J Urol. 2013 Oct 18.
• Miernik A, Sevcenco S, Kuehhas FE, Bach C, Buchholz N, Adams F, Wilhelm K, Schoenthaler M. Bringing Excellence into Urology – How to Improve the Resident’s Training in the Future? Arab J Urol 2013: accepted
• Miernik A, Farin E, Kuehhas FE, Karcz WK, Keck T, Wengenmayer T, Kollum M, Bach C, Buchholz N, Schoenthaler M. The Freiburg Index of Patient Satisfaction (FIPS): Interdisciplinary validation of a new psychometric questionnaire to describe treatment-related patient satisfaction after interventional and surgical procedures. Chirurg. 2013 Jun;84(6):511-8.
• Egydio PH, Kuehhas FE. Distal penile shaft reconstruction and reinforcement: the “double-windsocks” technique.
  J Sex Med. 2013 Oct;10(10):2571-8.
• Kuehhas FE, Miernik A, Sharma V, Sevcenco S, Javadli E, Herwig R, Szarvas T, Schoenthaler M, Schatzl G, Weibl P. A prospective evaluation of pain associated with stone passage, stents and stent removal based on a visual analogue scale.
  Urology. 2013 Sep;82(3):521-5.
• Sansalone S, Garaffa G, Vespasiani G, Zucchi A, Kuehhas FE, Herwig R, Silvani M, Pecoraro S, Loreto C, Leonardi R. Glans reconstruction with the use of an inverted urethral flap after distal penile amputation for carcinoma.
  Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2013 Apr 19;85(1):24-7.
• Egydio PH, Kuehhas FE. Treatment modalities for fibrosis of the corpora cavernosa. Arab J Urol: accepted
• Kuehhas FE, Egydio PH, Sansalone S. Penile length and girth restoration in severe Peyronie’s disease using circular and longitudinal grafting.
  BJU Int. 2013 Apr;111(4 Pt B):E213-9.
• Bagrodia A, Kuehhas FE, Gayed BA, Wood CG, Raman JD, Kapur P, Derweesh IH, Bensalah K, Sagalowsky AI, Shariat SF, Lotan Y, Margulis V. Comparative Analysis of Oncologic Outcomes of Partial Ureterectomy vs Radical Nephroureterectomy in Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma.
  Urology. 2013 Mar 20. doi:pii: S0090-4295(13)00142-8.
• Sevcenco S, Kuehhas FE, Heinz-Peer G, Köstler W, Susani M, Haitel A, Klingler HC. Malignant Giant cell tumor of the kidney: Review of the literature and case report. Urology. 2012 Nov;80(5):e67-8
• Kuehhas FE, Miernik A, Sevcenco S, Tosev G, Oezsoy M, Schoenthaler M, Klingler HC, Lassmann J. The incidence of balanitis xerotica obliterans in boys aged less than 10 years.
  Urol Int. 2013;90(4):439-42.
• Kuehhas FE, Miernik A, Sevcenco S, Tosev G, Weibl P, Schoenthaler M, Lassmann J. Predictive power of objectivation of phimosis grade on outcomes of topical 0.1% bethametasone treatment of phimosis.
  Urology. 2012 Aug;80(2):412-6.
• Miernik A, Kuehhas FE, Wilhelm K, Adams F, Schoenthaler M. Patientenzufriedenheit nach Steintherapie.
  Urologische Nachrichten Special 10/2012
• Kuehhas FE, Egydio PH. Superficial tunica albuginea excision, using geometric principles, for the correction of congenital penile curvature.
  BJU Int. 2012 Dec;110(11 Pt C):E949-53.
• Miernik A, Schoenthaler M, Wilhelm K, Kuehhas FE, Farin E, Bach C, Buchholz N. FURS improved – A proposal for a unique completely standardised technique that achieves superior results.
  Urology: accepted.
• Schoenthaler M, Wilhelm K, Kuehhas FE, Farin E, Bach C, Buchholz N, Miernik A. Post-Ureteroscopic Lesion Scale (PULS): a new management modified organ injury scale – evaluation in 435 ureteroscopic patients.
  J Endourol. 2012 Nov;26(11):1425-30.
• Kuehhas FE, Weibl P, Tosev G, Schatzl G, Heinz-Peer G. Multidetector computed tomography virtual cystoscopy: an effective diagnostic tool in patients with hematuria. Urology. 2012 Feb;79(2):270-6.
• Kuehhas FE, Weibl P, Georgi T, Djakovic N, Herwig R. Peyronie’s Disease: Nonsurgical Therapy Options.
  Rev Urol. 2011;13(3):139-46.
• Kuehhas FE, Hohenfellner M. Robotic Surgery in Urology. European Urological Review; 2010;5(1):69-77
• Farr A, Herout R, Margreiter M, Kuehhas FE, Djavan B. Oncological update: new findings in bladder and prostate cancer: highlights from the 25th anniversary congress of the European association of urology, April 16-20, 2010, Barcelona, Spain.
  Rev Urol. 2010 Spring;12(2-3):e129-33.
• Dianat S, Margreiter M, Eckersberger E, Finkelstein J, Kuehhas FE, Herwig R, Ayati M, Lepor H, Djavan B. Gene polymorphisms and Prostate Cancer: The Evidence.
  BJU Int. 2009 Dec;104(11):1560-72
• Kuehhas FE, Djavan B. New Findings in Prostate Cancer: Highlights of the 24^th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology, March 17–21, 2009, Stockholm, Sweden.
  Rev Urol. 2009 Summer;11(3):169-72.
• Kuehhas FE, Djavan B. New New findings in prostate cancer: highlights from the 23rd annual congress of the European association of urology, march 26-29, 2008, Milan, Italy.
  Rev Urol. 2008 Fall;10(4):290-3.
• Kuehhas FE, Djavan B. New findings in bladder and prostate cancer: highlights of the 22nd annual congress of the European association of urology, march 21-24, 2007, Berlin, Germany.
  Rev Urol. 2007 Fall;9(4):214-9.
• Djavan B, Marihart S, Kuehhas FE, Rom M, Partin A, Schalken J, Sekeres T. Resveratrol und neu synthetisierte Resveratrol-Analoga zur Therapie des Prostatakarzinoms.
  Urologe A. 2007 Sep;46(9):1101-3.
• Herwig R, Djavan B, Kramer G, El-Taieb MA, Kuehhas FE, Leers M, Marberger M. Prostatakarzinomscreening durch einen neuen Marker auf der Basis zirkulierender Blutmakrophagen?
  Urologe A. 2007 Sep;46(9):1066-70.Kuehhas FE, Naegele R, Eckersberger E, Margreiter M, Herwig R, Kazzazi A, Djavan B. Urinary continence after Radical Prostatectomy: the Patient Perspective.
  Can J Urol. 2011 Aug;18(4):5811-8.
• Kuehhas FE, Djakovic N, Hohenfellner M. Infantile enuresis a wide spread problem: current state of the art therapy and future trends.
  Rev Urol. 2011;13(1):1-5.

Libros

• Djakovic N, Kuehhas FE. Urethral Trauma (EAU Guidelines 2015)
• Djakovic N, Kuehhas FE. Urethral Trauma (EAU Guidelines 2014)
• Djakovic N, Kuehhas FE. Urethral Trauma (EAU Guidelines 2013)
• Egydio PH, Kuehhas FE. Geometrical Principles for the correction of penile curvature (Brazilian Guidelines on Urology 2013)
• Kuehhas FE, Hohenfellner M, Hübner W. Salvage Urinary Diversions (Hübner & Hohenfellner 2013)
• Kuehhas FE, Hoefner T, Pahernik S, Hohenfellner M. Inkontinente Harnableitungen (incontinent urinary diversions). Urooncology (Springer- Berlin, Heidelberg; 6th Edition 2013)
• Hoefner T, Kuehhas FE, Pahernik S, Hohenfellner M. Rektale Harnableitungen (ractal urinary diversions). Urooncology (Springer- Berlin, Heidelber; 6^th Edition 2013)
• Kuehhas FE, Djakovic N. Hypospadias Repair (Djordjevic and Santucci. 2013)
• Hatiboglu G, Kuehhas FE, Pahernik S, Hohenfellner M. Robotic assisted radical prostatectomy- The Heidelberg Technique. (Wu et al. 2012)