title: Teaching a patient to successfully operate a penile prosthesis.
abstract: Despite the fact that penile prosthesis devices represent the most invasive and least chosen of treatments for erectile function issues, these devices have the highest patient satisfaction rates of all the available treatments. This article will review the process of teaching a patient and his partner how to successfully operate the device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liechty
authors.forename: Susanne A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Quallich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013664:Teaching Materials