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Surgical Management of Impotence using the Inflatable Penile Prosthesis: Experience with 103 Patients
Author(s) -
FURLOW WILLIAM L.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1978.tb03039.x
Subject(s) - medicine , inflatable , surgery , mechanical failure , prosthesis , penile prosthesis , erectile dysfunction , implant , psychogenic disease , penis , mechanical engineering , engineering , radiology
Summary— The inflatable hydraulic penile prosthesis has been implanted in 103 patients with both organic and psychogenic impotence. The 4 failure in this series resulted from infection. Mechanical problems occurred in 27 patients, but with additional implant experience, these have been significantly reduced. All mechanical complications are correctable through secondary and tertiary surgical procedures. Ninety‐eight of 99 patients with a normally functioning prosthetic device had satisfactory intercourse without significant difficulty. The inflated penile prosthesis has proved to be a highly satisfactory method of treating male impotence.