title: Corporeal reconstruction and prosthetic implantation for impotence associated with non-dilatable corporeal cavernosal fibrosis.
abstract: Thirty patients with severe cavernosal body fibrosis, secondary to various etiologies, underwent penile prosthetic implantation with cavernosal reconstruction using Gortex grafting material. The overall success rate was 70% (21 of 30 patients). Infection was the most significant postoperative complication and required device removal in 9 patients. This operative procedure was the only option these patients had in hope of restoration of erectile function for satisfactory sexual intercourse. We continue to recommend this procedure to the highly motivated, carefully selected patient.
authors.affiliation: Center for Urological Treatment and Research, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Knoll
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Furlow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005355:Fibrosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015917:Penile Prosthesis; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene