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Pain management strategies in penile implantation. [PDF]
The opioid epidemic continues to be a serious public health concern. Many have pointed to prescription drug misuse as a nidus for patients to become addicted to opioids and as such, urologists and other surgical subspecialists must critically define optimal pain management for the various procedures performed within their respective disciplines ...
Ellis JL, Higgins AM, Simhan J.
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500 penile prostheses implanted by a surgeon in Italy in the last 30 years [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to report our experience with patients affected by Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and undergoing penile prosthetic implantation (PPI) in a single center by a single surgeon.
Musy, Marco+3 more
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Penile Implant Surgery Satisfaction Assessment [PDF]
Several studies reported high satisfaction rates (> 90%) for patients and their partners after penile prosthesis (PP) implantation.To describe and critically discuss the current evidence regarding the assessment of patient and partner satisfaction after penile implant surgery.A critical narrative review of the studies investigating the patient and ...
Manfredi C+3 more
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) has long been described by physicians and patients, with treatments for ED proposed starting in the 8th century BC. In the last 50 years, however, there have been many advances in medical and surgical management of ED, notably the introduction of the inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) in 1973 and phosphodiesterase type 5 ...
Katherine M. Rodriguez+1 more
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The Status of Biofilms in Penile Implants
Erectile dysfunction is prevalent among men and will continue to become more so with the aging population. Of the available treatment options, implantable prosthetic devices are typically thought of as a third line treatment even though they have the highest satisfaction rate and continually improving success rates. Infection and mechanical failure are
Matthew Faller, Tobias S. Köhler
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Penile implants: a look into the future
Inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) has been around since the 1970's as a durable and one-time cure for erectile dysfunction (ED). For the past 40 years, many changes have been made to make the device better and currently IPP boasts a high percentage of long-term patient satisfaction. The next paradigm shift in IPP treatment for ED is upon us.
Katherine M. Rodriguez+3 more
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Erectile dysfunction - an update of current practice and future strategies [PDF]
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is defined as the inability to achieve and maintain a penile erection adequate for satisfactory sexual intercourse.1 Up to 150 million men worldwide suffer from ED and this figure is likely to double by the year 2025.2 A number
Kalsi, J, Muneer, A
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Penile prosthesis implantation in an academic institution in Latin America [PDF]
PURPOSE: We performed a retrospective study to analyze the effectiveness of implantable penile prostheses in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 249 patients who received implants between 2001 and 2008.
ANDRADE, Enrico+5 more
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Penile implant surgery-managing complications [PDF]
Penile prosthesis surgery represents the end-stage treatment for erectile dysfunction. It is conventionally used only in cases of erectile dysfunction refractory to pharmacological treatments or vacuum constriction devices. Contemporary literature suggests that penile prothesis surgery is associated with a high satisfaction rate and a low complication ...
Georgios Tsampoukas+6 more
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Renal Subcapsular xenografing of human fetal external genital tissue - A new model for investigating urethral development. [PDF]
In this paper, we introduce our novel renal subcapsular xenograft model for the study of human penile urethral and clitoral development. We grafted fifteen intact fetal penes and clitorides 8-11 weeks fetal age under the renal capsules of gonadectomized ...
Baskin, Laurence+6 more
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