Review
International Journal of Impotence Research advance online publication 3 April 2008; doi: 10.1038/ijir.2008.11
Penile prosthesis implantation: past, present and future
M Simmons1 and D K Montague1,2
1Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA
Correspondence: Dr DK Montague, Department of Urology, A-100 Cleveland Clinic, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. E-mail: montagd@ccf.org
2Study participant, American Medical Systems, Minnetonka, MN, USA.
Received 12 February 2008; Revised 29 February 2008; Accepted 3 March 2008; Published online 3 April 2008.
Abstract
Penile prosthesis implantation is the oldest effective treatment for erectile dysfunction. This review examines the past, present and future of penile prosthesis implantation. Advances in prosthetic design and implantation techniques have resulted today in devices that produce nearly normal flaccid and erect states, and have remarkable freedom from mechanical failure. The future of prosthetic design holds promises for even more improvements.
Keywords:
penile prostheses, prosthesis design, history, future developments
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