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Salvage surgery for penile prosthesis infection

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Penile implants offer an effective surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction, with very high patient satisfaction rates. One of the most devastating complications of this procedure is infection, which requires removal of the device and all associated foreign material. With more recent developments in product design and understanding of infection, surgeons now have more options to offer patients. Surgeons may leave the device out and allow the wound to heal before returning in the future to replace the prosthesis, or they may cleanse the wound and replace the device in the same setting. Immediate salvage surgery has had good results with appropriate patient selection. This paper reviews the related literature and provides expert testimony on the current state of salvage surgery.

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    Gerard D. Henry

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Kansal, N.S., Henry, G.D. & Mulcahy, J.J. Salvage surgery for penile prosthesis infection. Curr sex health rep 5, 115–119 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11930-008-0021-x

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