title: [Surgical treatment of erectile dysfunction].
abstract: During the past decades several efforts had been undertaken to treat erectile dysfunction by vascular surgery. Today one option survived: Implantation of Penile Prostheses. A lot of improvements of the material and the process quality lead to very good long term results. Patients with severe erectile dysfunction can be recommended in good conscience for implant surgery.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Urologie, Asklepios Westklinikum Hamburg, Suurheid 20, 22559, Hamburg, Deutschland, t.pottek@asklepios.com.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Pottek
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015917:Penile Prosthesis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*