Open AccessShah's Indian penile prosthesis placement after phallic reconstruction with radial forearm flap
Author(s) -
Sujata Patwardhan,
Rupin Shah,
Vijay Kulkarni,
R. Varma
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.38613
Subject(s) - phallic stage , penile prosthesis , prosthesis , forearm , medicine , surgery , psychology , psychoanalysis
We report a successful implantation of Indian penile prosthesis after total phallic reconstruction. The differential stiffness of the Shah penile prosthesis is felt to have less potential for erosion, the most common complication of rigid prosthetic stiffening devices when used in a neo-phallus. This prosthesis is an alternative to the inflatable prosthesis in patients who choose a rigid prosthesis due to economical constraints.