title: Penile prosthesis implantation in the era of medical treatment for erectile dysfunction.
abstract: Penile prosthesis implantation, the oldest of the modern treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED), still plays an important role despite the advent of less invasive alternatives. For some men with ED, penile prosthesis implantation is the only effective or acceptable treatment. Penile prosthesis implantation remains a viable option in the contemporary management of ED as evidenced by annual penile prosthesis implantation cases in the United States rising from 17,540 in 2000 to 22,420 in 2009. Improvements in prosthesis design and implantation techniques have resulted in significant increases in device survival and patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Center for Genitourinary Reconstruction, Department of Urology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Q10-1, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. montagd@ccf.org
authors.forename: Drogo K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Montague
mesh_terms: D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019935:Penile Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D015917:Penile Prosthesis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014481:United States