Open AccessAn update on oxidized regenerated cellulose (fibrillar™) in reducing postoperative corporal bleeding following inflatable penile prosthesis surgery
Author(s) -
Audrey E Wolfe,
Michael Davenport,
Alexander T. Rozanski,
Nabeel Shakir,
Ellen E. Ward,
M. West,
Allen F. Morey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
translational andrology and urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2223-4691
pISSN - 2223-4683
DOI - 10.21037/tau.2019.08.05
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , perioperative , hematoma , complication , prosthesis , penile prosthesis , hemostasis
Scrotal hematoma formation is a dreaded complication of penile prosthesis surgery that increases patient pain and healthcare costs, as well the risk for eventual device infection and failure. The efficacy of hemostatic agents in reducing the incidence of scrotal hematoma development has not been extensively studied in urologic prosthetic surgery. In this paper we further evaluate our experience with oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC; Surgicel Fibrillar™) as an adjunct to standard hemostatic practices in inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) implantation.