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During the last 10 years, 90 penile prostheses were implanted in 82 patients with spinal cord injury. Surgery was done 1 month to 25 years (average 4.8 years) after the injury. The follow up period ranged from 1 to 10 years (average 4 years). A prosthesis was implanted for urinary management in 51 patients (62%), for sexual dysfunction in 10 patients (12%) and for both purposes in 21 patients (26%). Ninety-three per cent of the patients who used the implant for urinary management and 64% of the patients who used it for sexual dysfunction were satisfactory. We experienced three extrusions and nine surgical removals due to pain, difficulty of catheterisation and infection (the complication rate was 13.3%). Generally speaking, a penile prosthesis improves the quality of life of patients with spinal cord injury significantly; however, extrusion and infection are still significant problems.
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Kimoto, Y., Iwatsubo, E. Penile prostheses for the management of the neuropathic bladder and sexual dysfunction in spinal cord injury patients: long term follow up. Spinal Cord 32, 336–339 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1994.57
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