History of penile implants: from implants made of bone to modern inflatable penile implants

A Giordano, F Smarrazzo, S Cilio, G Califano… - International Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Penile prostheses are implantable devices used to definitively treat erectile dysfunction
when previous forms of treatment have failed. The first example of a penile implant dates to …

Efficacy of low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave treatment in erectile dysfunction following radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BY Rho, SH Kim, JK Ryu, DH Kang, JW Kim… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a well-known complication of radical prostatectomy (RP). Oral 5-
phosphodiesterase inhibitors are currently the most widely used penile rehabilitation …

Microorganism profiles of penile prosthesis removed for infection, erosion, and mechanical malfunction based on next-generation sequencing

PH Chung, JY Leong, CD Phillips… - The journal of sexual …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is an emerging technology that may allow
for more sensitive and sophisticated microbial testing of the microbiota of penile prostheses …

Impact of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease on reproductive and hormonal testicular function

C Manfredi, D Arcaniolo, U Amicuzi, L Spirito… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is an established treatment for erectile
dysfunction and Peyronie's disease. Concerns regarding the safety of extracorporeal shock …

Mid‐term outcomes of minimally invasive infrapubic approach for inflatable penile prosthesis implantation: A single‐center study and literature review

GB Di Pierro, G Di Lascio, A Lemma, P Grande… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background The minimally invasive infrapubic approach (MIIA) for inflatable penile
prosthesis (IPP) placement has shown favorable peri‐operative safety and efficacy profile …

A propensity score–matched analysis of intra-and postoperative penile prosthetic complications in the solid organ transplant population

JC Johnson, R Venna, L Alzweri - Sexual Medicine Reviews, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Solid organ transplant (SOT) has an anticipated higher risk of penile prosthesis
(PP) complications related to immunosuppression and surgical approach post-SOT. It is still …

Nuances of subcoronal inflatable penile prosthesis for physicians accustomed to penoscrotal approach

SH Park, L Wen, J Mulcahy, SK Wilson - International Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
In a special miniseries highlighting the different surgical techniques to the inflatable penile
prosthesis (IPP), Wilson's Workshop seeks to bring forth skill considerations for the modern …

Penile Implants: A Lesson from the First 50 Years

A Giordano, M Capece, C D'Alterio, A di Giovanni… - Uro, 2022 - mdpi.com
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first implant of an inflatable penile prosthesis
(IPP). The authors of this paper want to celebrate the event with a narrative review of the …

Dipping Titan implants in Irrisept solution (0.05% chlorhexidine gluconate) and exposure to various aerobic, anaerobic, and fungal species

E Karpman, R Griggs, C Twomey… - The Journal of Sexual …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background The organisms causing penile implant infections are changing from
predominantly indolent gram-positive infections to more aggressive gram-negative and …

Penoscrotal inflatable penile prosthesis recipients often fully recover from pain at two weeks following placement

A Xiang, AE Braun, C Chang, D Swerdloff… - International Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
The symptoms and duration of pain following inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) surgery
remains poorly understood. We characterize postoperative pain following penoscrotal 3 …