1. Posizionamento di protesi peniena malleabile. Risoluzione di una complicanza intraoperatoria.
- Author
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Pavone, C., Coraci, G., Karydi, M., Scarcella, A., Melloni, C., and Melloni, D.
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PENILE prostheses , *UROLOGICAL prostheses , *PROSTATECTOMY , *PROSTATE surgery , *IMPOTENCE , *UROLOGY - Abstract
We report a technique for the solution of an intraoperative complication occurred during penile prosthetic surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A 70-year-old patient underwent open radical retropubic prostatectomy in 2004 due to a prostate cancer - Gleason 6 (3+3) pT2N0M0. The erectile dysfunction subsequently observed was not responsive to oral or intracavernosal drug administration, so a malleable penile implant surgery was recommended. RESULTS. During the positioning of the left penile cylinder, a septum perforation (cross-over) occurred. Instead of interrupting and postpone surgery in order to allow the septum to recover, we decided to proceed utilizing our technique for a safe positioning of the implants. As far as we know, this is the first detailed report on the technique. CONCLUSIONS. Septum perforation during a penile prosthesis implant does not represent an absolute contraindication to terminating surgery. Our technique allows a safe placing of the cylinders after septum perforation with optimal functional and aesthetic results at long-term follow-up. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009