penile prosthesis (penile implant)

Indications: - impotence with failure of more conservative measures Complications: 1) mechanical failure 2) infection - more common in patients with 1] diabetes 2] history of urinary tract infection 3] spinal cord injuries 3) erosions

General

prosthesis implant

References

Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998