Penile prosthesis implantation for the treatment for male erectile dysfunction: clinical outcomes and lessons learnt after 955 procedures

Purpose To evaluate the clinical outcomes of penile prosthesis implantation for the treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) over 3 decades in a centre of excellence. Methods A total of 955 penile prostheses were implanted between June 1981 and June 2010. The mean age of the men was 53.2 (28–80) year...

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Published in:World journal of urology 2013-06, Vol.31 (3), p.591-595
Main Authors: Chung, E., Van, C. T., Wilson, I., Cartmill, R. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Clinical outcomes
Disease Management
Erectile Dysfunction - surgery
Humans
Incidence
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Nephrology
Oncology
Original Article
Patient Satisfaction
Penile Implantation
Penile Prosthesis
Prosthesis-Related Infections - epidemiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections - prevention & control
Reoperation - statistics & numerical data
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Urology
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Summary:Purpose To evaluate the clinical outcomes of penile prosthesis implantation for the treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) over 3 decades in a centre of excellence. Methods A total of 955 penile prostheses were implanted between June 1981 and June 2010. The mean age of the men was 53.2 (28–80) years, and the mean follow-up was 76 (12–355) months. A total of 771 men had primary implants. The most common implant was Ultrex cylinder (54 %), and the main cause of ED was organic (32 %). Results Primary implants showed higher rate of intra-operative complications than revision surgery (3.5 vs. 0.1 %) ( p  
ISSN:0724-4983
1433-8726
DOI:10.1007/s00345-012-0859-4