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Penile Prosthesis Surgery

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Penile prosthesis implantation represents the ultimate option for treatment of end-stage erectile dysfunction (ED). Originally developed in the 1970’s, and refined in the following decades, it provides a durable and safe solution for men who have tried and exhausted all medical treatment options. Although the early versions of the penile prostheses were plagued with high mechanical failure and infection rates, the modern prostheses have a much higher mechanical reliability and are associated with low infection rates, translating into a high patient and partner satisfaction rate.

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  1. Department of Urology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Joshua P. Langston MD

  2. Department of Urology and Andrology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK

    Asif Muneer MD, FRCS(Urol) & David Ralph MS, FRCS(Urol)

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  2. Department of Urology, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Ian Pearce

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    David Ralph

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Langston, J.P., Muneer, A., Ralph, D. (2016). Penile Prosthesis Surgery. In: Muneer, A., Pearce, I., Ralph, D. (eds) Prosthetic Surgery in Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13859-6_18

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