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Ghattas modification of inflatable penile prosthesis: a proposed surgical technique for efficient penile prosthesis implantation

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Fig. 1: Illustration of the suggested modification and surgical technique.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge Dr. Yossef Hassan AbdelQadir, who recently passed away, for his help and advice during the preparation of this correspondence. His dedication and efforts will be always remembered by our team.

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  1. Dar-elzokora Center of Andrology, Alexandria, Egypt

    Osama Ghattas

  2. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    Moustafa Gaber Menshawy

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OG developed the future vision of the reservoir in addition to the surgical technique, prepared the supporting images for illustration, and revised and edited the manuscript. MGM shared in the writing and editing of the manuscript. Dr. Osama Ghattas is the guarantor of idea and has the intellectual property for this design.

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Correspondence to Osama Ghattas.

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Ghattas, O., Menshawy, M.G. Ghattas modification of inflatable penile prosthesis: a proposed surgical technique for efficient penile prosthesis implantation. Int J Impot Res (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-024-00848-z

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