Korean J Urol.  1998 Apr;39(4):409-410.

A Case of Management of an Inappropriate Penile Prosthesis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Urology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Korea.
  • 2Dr. Kang's Urologic Clinic, Inchon, Korea.

Abstract

Technical advances in prosthetics and Improved surgical techniques have led to the increased use of the penile prosthesis In the rehabilitation with erectile dysfunction. But patients should be carefully selected for this surgery, and proper selection of prosthesis will minimize the number of problems associated with prosthesis. We report a case of management of an inappropriate penile prosthesis that implanted by a plastic surgeon. It is silicone material with the length of loom, hand-made rod. We removed it from the corpus cavernosum, and implanted 18cm Malleable prosthesis.

Keyword

Erectile dysfunction; Penile prosthesis

MeSH Terms

Erectile Dysfunction
Humans
Male
Penile Prosthesis*
Prostheses and Implants
Rehabilitation
Silicones
Silicones
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