Penile prosthesis in the medically complex patient: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT: Penile prosthesis surgery is considered a safe and effective treatment for patients with erectile dysfunction. Implantation in the medically complex patient can be a challenge. The benefits of treatment must outweigh the possible risks or complications. A description of possible problems and how to cope with them is given in this narrative review. Literature search was performed in January 2023 using different search prompts in PubMed. These articles, excluding non-English and non-full text articles, were listed by the two authors and afterwards, the most relevant ones were included. This article is divided into five important topics. We evaluated different comorbidities such as spinal cord injury, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, in which preoperative work-up and counseling i

SUBMITTER: Van Huele A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10772644 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature