title: Satisfaction assessment with malleable prosthetic implant of Spectra (AMS) and Genesis (Coloplast) models.
abstract: The malleable prosthetic implant is widely accepted among patients and physicians owing to a lower degree of surgical complexity, its rare mechanic failures and lower cost. We have compared the degree of satisfaction with malleable prosthetic implant in 60 patients, 36 with Spectra (AMS) and 24 with Genesis (Coloplast). For assessment purposes, we implemented the Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction (EDITS) satisfaction questionnaire adapted for penile prosthetic implants. The mean age and follow-up was 61.7 years (31-82) and 19.9 months (1-61), respectively. Mean EDITS scores did not indicate superiority of one implant over the other, overall satisfaction index being 77.1% and 75.6% for Genesis and Spectra prosthesis, respectively (P=0.4970). Our results revealed that these two models of malleable prostheses present a high level of satisfaction and confirm that the malleable prosthetic implant is an excellent option to treat patients with ED refractory to medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: División Urología, Hospital Durand, Buenos Aires, Argentina.|IME, Instituto Médico Especializado, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Casabé
authors.affiliation: División Urología, Hospital Durand, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sarotto
authors.affiliation: División Urología, Hospital Durand, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.affiliation: División Urología, Hospital Durand, Buenos Aires, Argentina.|IME, Instituto Médico Especializado, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bechara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015917:Penile Prosthesis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male