Open AccessWorldwide trends in penile implantation surgery: data from over 63,000 implants
Author(s) -
Wesley Baas,
Blake O’Connor,
Charles Welliver,
Peter J. Stahl,
Doron S. Stember,
Steven K. Wilson,
Tobias Köhler
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.2019.09.26
Subject(s) - penile prosthesis , medicine , erectile dysfunction , etiology , implant , surgery , prosthesis , prostatectomy , prostate cancer , cancer
Penile prosthesis implantation represents the gold standard of treatment for severe or medically refractory erectile dysfunction (ED). We sought to address the paucity of currently available literature about global penile prosthesis usage in regard to geography, patient age, surgical approach, implanter volume, and etiology of ED.