title: Spontaneous bilateral rod fracture of malleable penile prosthesis.
abstract: Mechanical failure with a malleable penile prosthesis is very rare. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reporting on a bilateral AMS 650 rod mechanical failure. We present a 50-year-old man with organic erectile dysfunction who experienced bilateral AMS 650 rod fracture after 14 years. The rod fracture of the left side was confirmed via X-ray preoperatively. The surgical exploration revealed a fracture of both rods. After the removal of both rods, we implanted a new malleable device during the same session. At the 6-month follow-up, the patient was satisfied with his prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Izmir Bozkyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim Halil
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.affiliation: Izmir Bozkyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yonguc
authors.affiliation: Izmir Bozkyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Izmir Bozkyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kozacioglu
authors.affiliation: Izmir Bozkyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tansu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Degirmenci
authors.affiliation: Izmir Bozkyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.affiliation: Izmir Bozkyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suleyman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minareci