title: Penile prostheses.
abstract: Penile prostheses represent the most often used approach to the surgical management of impotence. These devices can be classified into semirigid and inflatable types. The advantages and disadvantages of each type as well as a description of their construction are provided here. Appropriate images are provided to illustrate the components of the various devices available.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kirschenbaum
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Mitty
mesh_terms: D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010413:Penis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011859:Radiography