title: Erosion of a penile prosthesis due to an indwelling urethral catheter as a late complication.
abstract: A case of erosion of a penile prosthesis caused by indwelling of a catheter in the urethra is reported. A 73-year-old man had maintained sexual intercourse with penile prostheses (Jonas prosthesis, 19 cm) for 11 years without any complications until he developed cerebral infarction. One month after starting an indwelling urethral catheter in a neurosurgery clinic, the left-side penile prosthesis eroded from the area of the fossa navicularis, and was immediately removed. This type of complication is not unusual in patients with a neurogenic bladder. However, it is not well recognized in patients who suddenly develop a neurogenic bladder following a long-term uneventful period after the implantation of penile prostheses. Therefore, urologists should inform patients who receive this type of treatment that erosion of the prosthesis may develop when they need an indwelling urethral catheter as a late complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hisasue
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horita
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Noriyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Taiji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukamoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015917:Penile Prosthesis; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013997:Time Factors; D014521:Urethra