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The Small-Carrion penile prosthesis: Surgical implant for the management of impotence

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The normal state of erection can be achieved by bilateral, intracorporal implantation of the Small-Carrion prosthesis. This prosthesis is made of a medical-grade silicone shell with a silicone sponge interior and gives adequate length and normal width to the penis. The prosthesis is firm; however, it is flexible enough to keep the phallus inconspicuous under the proper type of undershorts, either in the normal position or against the abdominal wall. The fact that the patient will have a permanent erection, which is flexible, has not deterred potential candidates from having the surgery.

As of December 1977, 260 patients have undergone insertion of the Small-Carrion penile prosthesis with minimal complications. These cases will be discussed.

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  1. University of Miami School of Medicine, USA

    Michael P. Small M.D. (Clinical Professor of Urology)

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Small, M.P. The Small-Carrion penile prosthesis: Surgical implant for the management of impotence. Sex Disabil 1, 282–291 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01101018

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