Infection control in outpatient unicomponent penile prosthesis surgery

Informed consent for penile prosthesis surgery

Penile Prosthesis Surgery for the Fibrotic Penis

Penile fi brosis renders implantation of a penile prosthesis a formidable procedure. Fibrosed corporate cavernosa resist dilation by blunt dilators, mandating the use of force and resulting in a high percentage of complications. This is a report on advances in the fi eld of penile prosthesis surgery for the fi brotic penis through the years 2006 to 2008. In that time, bovine pericardium was add...

Penile prosthesis surgery in the management of erectile dysfunction

INTRODUCTION We reviewed retrospectively the use of penile prostheses, including the indications and complications of penile prosthesis surgery. METHODS We identified publications and the reported advances in penile prosthesis surgery between 1987 and 2012 in Pub-Med, and published information from American Medical Systems, Inc. (Minnetonka, MN, USA) and Coloplast Corporation (Humlebaek, Denm...

Local Treatment of Penile Prosthesis Infection as Alternative to Immediate Salvage Surgery

INTRODUCTION Penile prosthesis (PP) is the established treatment for patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) who do not respond to phosphodiesterase inhibitors and intracavernosal injections. In general, these devices have been largely successful but there are not free of serious complication such as PP infection (PPI). PPI requires immediate surgical removal or salvage rescue of the PP. AIM ...

Penile prosthesis surgery for end stage erectile dysfunction