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An unusual complication during inflatable penile prosthesis implantation
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An unusual complication during inflatable penile prosthesis implantation

Ahmed Eldefrawy and Bruce R Kava
Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), Vol.76(4), pp.847-847
2010-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2009.11.034
PMID: 20138343

Abstract

Postoperative Complications - etiology Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects Humans Intraoperative Complications - etiology Postoperative Complications - surgery Male Prostatectomy Aged Erectile Dysfunction - surgery Erectile Dysfunction - etiology Urinary Bladder - injuries Hematuria - etiology
Bladder injury during inflatable penile prosthesis implantation is a rare complication. Previous pelvic surgery or radiation can predispose to this unusual complication. We describe a case where the inflatable penile prosthesis reservoir was implanted into the urinary bladder.

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1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.142 Urology
1.142.484 Erectile Dysfunction
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Urology & Nephrology
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Clinical Medicine

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