Patient and partner satisfaction after AMS inflatable penile prosthesis implant.
BACKGROUND
The implantation of penile prostheses is an effective option for treating erectile dysfunction (ED), and nowadays it is used to treat those cases where pharmacological agents have not provided a useful result.


OBJECTIVE
The primary aim of the present study was to verify the patient and their partner's satisfaction, in 80 patients who underwent AMS CX 700 prostheses implant in a single center, by the same surgeon, in the period between 2004 and 2008.


METHODS
In the period between March 2004 and May 2008, 80 penile prostheses implantations have been performed. Any information regarding patients has been retrospectively collected consulting their case histories stored in our archive. Each patient was followed postoperatively, and surgical complications were recorded.


METHODS
All the patients entered in this study were contacted by phone by a single operator who asked for their consent to collect information regarding their operation, the use of the prostheses, and the couple satisfaction. Once the consent was obtained, a nine-point questionnaire was administered.


RESULTS
Seventy-six patients (97%) affirmed to use penile prostheses frequently. Fifty-four patients (69%) and 70 partners (90%) affirmed that they never had problems with the use of the prosthesis and they considered themselves satisfied. Sixty-two patients (79%) answered that this therapeutic method has led to evident improvements in their sexual life. Sixty-two patients (79%) gave a score equal or major than seven and sixty-four partners (82%) gave a score equal or major than seven. All but two patients (97%) reported they would suggest this treatment to other people.


CONCLUSIONS
Penile prosthetic surgery constitutes a valid therapeutic alternative, capable of modifying the prognosis and the course of ED. This consideration is emphasized by the high rate of patients and partner's satisfaction emerged in our series and in literature.
Bettocchi
Carlo
C
University of Bari-Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation Urology, Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Bari, Italy.
Palumbo
Fabrizio
F
Spilotros
Marco
M
Lucarelli
Giuseppe
G
Palazzo
Silvano
S
Battaglia
Michele
M
Selvaggi
Francesco Paolo
FP
Ditonno
Pasquale
P
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019935:Penile Implantation / Q000523:psychology*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*