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The Role of Penile Lengthening Procedures at the Time of Penile Implant Surgery

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The management of loss of penile length and end-stage erectile dysfunction represents a challenge for reconstructive andrologists, as penile size is one of the main determinants of patients’ satisfaction after surgery. Different strategies for simultaneous length restoration and penile prosthesis (PP) implantation have been described so far with satisfactory results. Furthermore, adjuvant strategies, such as prepubic V-Y plasty, suspensory ligament release, suprapubic lipectomy, and ventral phalloplasty, could be offered to maximize final outcomes and improve patients’ satisfaction rates.

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Preto, M., Garaffa, G. (2022). The Role of Penile Lengthening Procedures at the Time of Penile Implant Surgery. In: Miranda, E.P., Mulhall, J.P. (eds) Penile Implant Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82363-4_9

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