title: Successful reinnervation of the penis using an autogenous vein conduit.
abstract: Injury to the dorsal sensory nerve of the penis following penile prosthesis insertion is extremely rare. The authors report on a patient with insensitivity involving the right penile shaft and glans secondary to entrapment and fibrosis of the dorsal cutaneous nerve of the penis, following penile prosthesis insertion. Following resection of a 2-cm segment of fibrosed nerve, penile sensation was successfully restored using an autogenous vein graft conduit between the proximal and distal nerve segments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Nahabedian
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Smolev
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000601:surgery; D012677:Sensation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*