CLINICAL-EXPERIENCE WITH INFLATABLE AND MALLEABLE PENILE IMPLANTS IN 104 PATIENTS

Penile prosthesis was implanted for erectile impotence of mainly organ ic origin in 104 patients. The AMS Dynaflex penile prosthesis was inse rted in 39 cases, the AMS Malleable 600 prosthesis in 61 and the AMS U ltrex Plus prosthesis in 4. In 1 patient receiving a malleable prosthe sis both rods had to be removed owing to erosion into the urethra and reimplantation was performed at the same operation. Only 1 patient who underwent implantation of the Dynaflex device had mechanical failure that necessitated surgical revision. After implantation of the new pro sthesis both patients had satisfactory intercourse. One Dynaflex penil e prosthesis, implanted into a juvenile-onset diabetic, became infecte d and required removal. Another complication was secondary to spontane ous erosion (noninfected) in I patient with malleable prosthesis who s uffered loss of only one rod and who is still satisfied with the resul t. The overall complication rate in our series has been approximately 4%. The rest of the patients report satisfaction with the ability to m ove the penis voluntarily permitting normal sexual activities as well as normal appearance in the flaccid position. According to our experie nce, careful preoperative assessment from the views of both patient an d device selection along with patient education, and strictly obeying the rules of sterility during implantation and applying systemic and l ocal antimicrobial prophylaxis are essential in obtaining a successful result in prosthesis implantation for the individual patient.