Oksay, Taylan Egirdir Kemik Eklem Hastaliklari Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Hastanesi, Turkey

A Review of penile prostheses and improvements

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Penile prosthesis surgery remains an indispensable treatment option for restoring erectile function in a selected patient group whom medical therapies such as phosphodiesterase inhibitors are contraindicated or who have failed. During the past few years, improvements particularly in inflatable prostheses cylinder and pump design to provide good device concealment, to ease inflation and deflation, and to reduce complications such as infection. It is important for urologists, to follow these advances in technology in order to best treat their patients. The aim of the article is to provide a review of the more widely used implants and to give an idea of which prosthesis is suitable for spesific patients.

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erectile dysfunction , penile prosthesis , review

Medical Journal Of Suleyman Demirel University

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