title: Complications associated with penile implants used to treat impotence.
abstract: The complications associated with a variety of penile prostheses used in the treatment of 302 men with erectile dysfunction are described. Infection of the prostheses resulted in their removal from 11 patients (3.6%), antibiotic therapy and replacement in five men. Mechanical failures required reoperation in 43 men (14.2%); however, recent advances in prosthesis design have reduced this type of malfunction. Adverse psychological reactions prompted removal of the prostheses from two men. Despite these complications, this surgery is remarkably effective.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Medicine Research Institute, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Perth, Western Australia.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Earle
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Watters
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Tulloch
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Wisniewski
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lord
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Keogh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection