Tissue ingrowth in penile implants and its effect on repeat penile surgery.
Penile implant malfunction is usually treated by removal of the original malfunctioning implant followed by replacement with a new device. During replacement, the original implant can be explanted without any difficulty, as it is not adherent to the surrounding tissue. Herein, we describe two cases of tissue ingrowth into the implant that produced difficulty during explantation and suggest ways in which this condition can be managed.
Rajpurkar
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Department of Urology, Wayne State University, 4160 John R., Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Starkman
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Dhabuwala
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D000368:Aged; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019935:Penile Implantation; D015917:Penile Prosthesis; D010413:Penis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation
D001672:Biocompatible Materials