Implantable penile prostheses in impotent males.
Surgical experience with thirty-one implantable Silastic penile prostheses in 28 patients is reviewed, with success in all but 2 patients. Surgical technique, indications for the procedure, postoperative complications, and results are reviewed. It is suggested that consideration be made for use of an implantable penile prosthesis in patients with organic or psychogenic impotence unresponsive to other therapeutic techniques.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
D012826:Silicone Elastomers