title: Inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP): diagnosis of complications.
abstract: Inflatable penile prostheses are a common treatment for erectile dysfunction that is unresponsive to less-invasive measures. Complications can arise at the time of the placement of the prosthesis or at a later date. Complications may be related to infection and/or mechanical failure of one or more of the prosthesis components including cylinder, reservoir, pump, and tubing. Mechanical failure includes kinking, migration, and aneurysmal dilation of the cylinder, erosion of the tunica albuginea of the corpora cavernosum by the cylinder, disconnection of the tubing, and migration of the reservoir. MRI of the entire components with the cylinders in both flaccid and inflated states is the best imaging modality available to image patients with suspected implant complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA. hartman.robert@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1994-6237
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: LeRoy
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Bernard F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015917:Penile Prosthesis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
keywords: Complications; Erectile dysfunction; Magnetic resonance imaging; Penile prosthesis