Phalloplasty and penile implant surgery.
Impotence is often accompanied by loss of phallic length. To enhance penile prosthesis surgery, it is possible to perform simple adjuvant procedures that will increase perceived or true length. This article presents an overview of these techniques, which may be categorized as involving removal or fixation of tissue above or below the shaft of the penis; division of the suspensory ligament; and augmentation of the corpora cavernosa through stretch or grafting. We believe that the use of these techniques will become increasingly commonplace as patient satisfaction is reported.
University of South Florida, School of Medicine, Department of Urology, South Tampa Center, 2A Columbia Drive, 7th Floor, Tampa, FL 33606, USA.
Jorge R
JR
Caso
Michael D
MD
Myers
Lucas
L
Wiegand
Alejandro
A
Rodriguez
Shan
S
Hann
Rafael
R
Carrion
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019935:Penile Implantation; D015917:Penile Prosthesis; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods