II. Indications
- Third-line treatment for Erectile Dysfunction when refractory to other measures
III. Preparations: Prosthesis types
- Semi-Rigid (persistently erect)
- Self-contained inflatable
- Three Piece inflatable
- Corpora cavernosa each replaced with an inflatable tube
- Intraabominal reservoir
- Pump contained within Scrotum
IV. Adverse Effects
- Infection (requires immediate removal)
- Malfunction
- Perforation
- Scarring
V. Procedure
- Intraoperative time: 30 minutes to 2 hours
- Hospitalized overnight
- Urologic Follow-up
- Postoperative: 7-10 days
- Postoperative: 6 weeks
- Yearly evaluation
- No sexual activity for 6 weeks after procedure
- Does not interfere with normal penile function
- Urination
- Ejaculation
- Orgasm