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Long-term delayed extrusion of a penile prosthesis

  • Mauro Gacci
  • , Gianni Vittori
  • , Gianluca Giubilei
  • , Federico Nelli
  • , Mario Alberto Rossetti
  • , Sergio Serni
  • , Alberto Lapini
  • , Marco Carini
  • , Alessandro Natali

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Abstract

An 84-year-old patient presented with partial extrusion of a semirigid penile prosthesis, implanted 20 years earlier following a diagnosis of erectile dysfunction refractory to oral and injection therapy. Four years previously, the patient was diagnosed with bilateral obliterans arteriopathy limited to the iliac arteries and, two years later, with chronic renal failure. At presentation, the patient complained of lower urinary tract symptoms, and his body temperature was 39°C. Physical Examination, Urine Colture, and Blood Tests were performed; a spontaneous partial extrusion of the left rod of the penile prosthesis through a urethral erosion was observed. A manual removal of the eroded cylinder under local anaesthesia was achieved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)41-42
Number of pages2
JournalArchivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Volume79
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Penile prosthesis
  • Prosthesis complications
  • Prosthesis extrusion

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