Future considerations: advances in the surgical management of erectile dysfunction

As treatment options for erectile dysfunction (ED) continue to expand, and with more attractive alternatives such as effective systemic treatment beco ming available, the number of men presenting for treatment of ED is increas ing exponentially, Since a subset of these men continue to require surgical therapy, there is a potential for the number of operations for the treatme nt of ED and related disorders to actually increase. Areas in the surgical treatment of ED where improvements are needed are identified, including: me asures to prevent penile prosthesis infections, better penile implants, imp roved penile augmentation procedures, better surgical procedures for the tr eatment of Peyronie's disease, improved penile revascularization procedures , and new motor and sensory penile nerve grafting procedures.