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- Title
Preserving the Infected Prosthetic Device.
- Authors
Mulcahy, John J.; Burnett, Arthur L.
- Abstract
The article offers information on how to manage infected penile implants. It states that these implants are used in almost 90 percent of erectile dysfunction (ED) patients and produce a high satisfaction rate. The treatment options which include removal or salvaging are discussed. It also talks about the factors which contributed to the infection such as short incubation time and the presence of virulent organisms and cellulitis in the wound.
- Subjects
PENILE prostheses; IMPOTENCE; CONNECTIVE tissue diseases; SEXUAL dysfunction; MALE reproductive organs; CELLULITIS
- Publication
AUANews, 2010, Vol 15, Issue 8, p2
- ISSN
1088-7350
- Publication type
Article