Recent technological development of penile prosthesis: a literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

In contemporary Urology, the gold standard for treatment of erectile dysfunction refractory to medical therapy has been implantation with a penile prosthesis. The past 40 years has witnessed evolutions in technology and surgical techniques, which have led to increased patient satisfaction rates and decreased complication and infection rates. This review is an update to a prior review article that evaluates these advancements in the context of patient satisfaction and different rates of complications following surgeries. In addition, the review compares malleable and inflatable prostheses with regard to infection rate, mechanical failure rate, and erosion rate.

Methods

A literature search was conducted using Medline and Google Scholar to examine paper

SUBMITTER: Patel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10891389 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature