Comparison of patient satisfaction rates for the malleable and two piece-inflatable penile prostheses.
OBJECTIVE
To compare patient/partner satisfaction with AMS 600-650 and AMS Ambicore penile implants (American Medical Systems, Minneapolis, USA) in patients with erectile dysfunction.


METHODS
The modified Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction (EDITS) questionnaires at six months after implantation of 46 patients who underwent AMS 600-650 (n=23) or Ambicore placement (n=23) between 1/1/2008 and 1/1/2013 were analyzed.


RESULTS
The percentages of patients with AMS 600-650 who reported to be satisfied, very satisfied and neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with their prostheses were 34.78% (n=8), 30.43% (n=7) and 34.78% (n=8), respectively. For patients with AMS Ambicore, these percentages were 73.91% (n=17), 13.04% (n=3) and 13.04% (n=3), respectively. These overall satisfaction rates were significantly different between patients with AMS 600-650 and Ambicore (p=0.013). For patients with AMS 600-650, the percentages of patients who reported to be very likely, neither likely nor unlikely, or very unlikely to continue using their prosthesis were 30.43% (n=7), 34.78% (n=8), and 34.78% (n=8) while for patients with AMS Ambicore, these percentages were 65.21%, 21.33%, and 13.04%, respectively. These percentages were different between patients with AMS 600-650 and Ambicore (p=0.018).


CONCLUSIONS
The two-piece inflatable penile prosthesis was found to be more successful in overall satisfaction and more likely for continued use when compared to the malleable penile prosthesis.
Department of Urology, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
Hakan
H
Kılıçarslan
Department of Urology, Eskişehir State Hospital, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Yurdaer
Y
Kaynak
Department of Urology, Osmaniye State Hospital, Osmaniye, Turkey.
Kaan
K
Gökcen
Department of Urology, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
Burhan
B
Coşkun
Department of Urology, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey.
Onur
O
Kaygısız
Erectile dysfunction; patient satisfaction; penile prostheses