Surgical approaches for implanting of three-piece penile prosthetics


DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/urology.2019.6.166-169

N.D. Akhvlediani, A.S. Chernushenko, D.Yu. Pushkar, A.N. Bernikov, I.A. Reva

1) Department of Urology of A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry (Head – corresponding member of RAS, professor D.Yu. Pushkar), Moscow, Russia; 2) Clinical medical center of A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry (Director – Academician of the RAS, professor V.V. Krylov), Moscow, Russia
Implantation of three-piece penile prosthesis is a gold standard in patients with severe erectile dysfunction. Currently, three surgical approach (scrotal, suprapubic and subcoronal) are used for prosthetic implantation. A method of implantation for three-piece penile prosthesis is still under discussion.
The literature dedicated to an influence of surgical approach on the results of implantation for three-piece penile prosthesis in patients with severe erectile dysfunction is reviewed. The advantages and drawbacks of each technique are mentioned.

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Corresponding author: N.D. Akhvlediani – MD, professor at the Department of Urology of A.I. Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia; e-mail: nikandro@mail.ru


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