title: Development of penile hydrocele following placement of inflatable penile prosthesis: a rare entity.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The development of a penile hydrocele following the placement of an inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) for erectile dysfunction has never been documented. We herein report an unusual complication of penile hydrocele formation that developed following placement of an IPP for erectile dysfunction.
  
  
  METHODS
  The penile hydrocele was successfully repaired by excision of the hydrocele sac.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Successful surgical repair of a penile hydrocele was accomplished following placement of an IPP without removal of any implant components. The penile implant was functional at the end of the procedure as well as at all scheduled follow-up appointments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With advances in both surgical techniques and improved devise technology, high volume penile implanters encounter fewer IPP-related complications such as infectious or mechanical complications. We herein report for the first time a rare complication of penile hydrocele development after IPP placement that was treated successfully with surgical excision of the hydrocele sac. Urologists who perform these types of procedures should be aware of this unusual complication and know that it is curable with prompt diagnosis and meticulous surgical repair.
authors.affiliation: Urology Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Omer A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Raheem
authors.forename: Seth D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Bindupriya
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chandrasekaran
authors.forename: Irwin
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019935:Penile Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D010413:Penis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male
keywords: Hydrocele; Inflatable Penile Prosthesis; Penile Implant Complication; Revision