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Erosion of a penile prosthesis due to an indwelling urethral catheter as a late complication
Author(s) -
HISASUE SHINICHI,
SATO YOSHIKAZU,
HORITA HIROKI,
ADACHI HIDEKI,
SUZUKI NORIYOSHI,
KATO RYUICHI,
SUZUKI KAZUHIRO,
KOBAYASHI KOU,
ITOH NAOKI,
TSUKAMOTO TAIJI
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00502.x
Subject(s) - medicine , penile prosthesis , complication , urethra , surgery , prosthesis , catheter , indwelling catheter , erectile dysfunction , urethral stricture
A case of erosion of a penile prosthesis caused by indwelling of a catheter in the urethra is reported. A 73‐year‐old man had maintained sexual intercourse with penile prostheses (Jonas prosthesis, 19 cm) for 11 years without any complications until he developed cerebral infarction. One month after starting an indwelling urethral catheter in a neurosurgery clinic, the left‐side penile prosthesis eroded from the area of the fossa navicularis, and was immediately removed. This type of complication is not unusual in patients with a neurogenic bladder. However, it is not well recognized in patients who suddenly develop a neurogenic bladder following a long‐term uneventful period after the implantation of penile prostheses. Therefore, urologists should inform patients who receive this type of treatment that erosion of the prosthesis may develop when they need an indwelling urethral catheter as a late complication.