title: Venous thromboembolism secondary to penile prosthesis.
abstract: We report the case of a 65-year-old male who presented with an extensive iliofemoral venous thrombosis, which computed tomography demonstrated was secondary to compression of the right common and external iliac veins by a 5-cm diameter penile prosthesis reservoir. A similar occurrence has only been reported a handful of times previously, and only in urological journals, never in vascular literature. It is a potentially serious complication of penile prosthesis surgery, the risk of which can be minimized by ready awareness of this postoperative event.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St George Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address: timothy.shiraev1@my.nd.edu.au.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiraev
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia; St Vincent's Clinic Vascular Laboratory, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Antony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020878:Device Removal; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D019935:Penile Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery