Penile prosthetic surgery under local anesthesia.
Local anesthesia is effective for implantation of the semirigid rod and the inflatable penile prostheses. Pudendal block, and intracorporeal and local infiltration provide excellent opportunities to perform this operation with rare need for general anesthesia supplementation. The technique is described in 141 cases.
D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009407:Nerve Block; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants