title: Subcutaneous reservoir placement during penile prosthesis implantation.
abstract: Currently, the prosthesis of choice for patients undergoing penile prosthesis surgery is a three piece inflatable device, as this provides optimal inflation and deflation when compared to a one or two piece prosthesis. However, prior pelvic surgery or radiation therapy can obliterate the retropubic space and make placement of the reservoir required for a three piece prosthesis difficult. We report a novel location for reservoir placement in a man who had undergone multiple pelvic surgeries after suffering a severe pelvic crush injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Smaldone
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Benoit
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid; D010388:Pelvis / Q000293:injuries; D019935:Penile Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000601:surgery; D019738:Surgically-Created Structures