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Penile Prosthesis Implant for Severe Erectile Dysfunction

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Talking about severe erectile dysfunction involves dealing with a patient and a partner with a long history of therapeutic attempts and failures. The solution of a penile prosthesis implant, in many countries including Italy, is not a first-line treatment. Often it is a final surgery when other medical treatments, considered less invasive, are completed. In many cases, this caution is rewarding. In others, it represents a step-by-step process that strongly disturbs the balance of couples and individuals.

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  1. Department of Urology, Sexual Medical Center, IRCCS San Raphael Hospital, Vita and Salute University, Milan, Italy

    Elena Vittoria Longhi

  2. Head of the Andrology Unit, “S.Orsola” University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

    Fulvio Colombo

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Longhi, E.V., Colombo, F. (2019). Penile Prosthesis Implant for Severe Erectile Dysfunction. In: Psychosexual Counseling in Andrological Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99646-2_20

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