Risky business: penile prosthesis in high-risk patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with diabetes and other immunocompromising conditions may be at higher risk for penile prosthesis complications. However, data on this patient population is limited and at times contradictory. We review our operative and post-operative experience with inflatable penile prosthesis placement in these high-risk patients at a major urban tertiary-care center. We hypothesize that peri-operative hyperglycemia may increase the likelihood of postoperative complications and that a peri-operative glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) greater than 8.5 may be associated with higher rates of device infection, erosion, and malfunction.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed patients undergoing penile prosthesis insertion at a single institution from 2012-2023. We recorded peri-

SUBMITTER: Nijhar SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12541492 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature