Penile prosthesis surgery: A review of prosthetic devices and associated complications

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 296-309

  Sadeghi Nejad, Hossein ^a,b,c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Penile prosthesis; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; GENTAMICIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; VANCOMYCIN;

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PEER REVIEW; PENIS PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETHRA DISEASE;

EID: 33947178958     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2007.00434.x     Document Type: Review

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