Mirko Preto, Marco Falcone, Natalia Plamadeala, Nicolò Schifano, Carlo Bettocchi, Fulvio Colombo, Stefano Fiordelise, Antonio Vitarelli, Mauro Silvani, Nicola Mondaini, Matteo Paradiso, Carlo Ceruti, Francesco Varvello, Fabrizio Palumbo, Antonio Avolio, Gabriele Antonini, Antonio Corvasce, Diego Pozza, Giorgio Franco, Marco Bitelli, Francesco Boezio, Enrico Conti, Enrico Caraceni, Carlo Negro, Maurizio Carrino, Patrizio Vicini, Nicola Ghidini, Giovanni Alei, Emilio Italiano, Massimiliano Timpano, Massimo Polito, Alessandro Natali, Aldo Tamai, Edoardo Pescatori, Federico Dehò, Blecher Gideon, Paolo Gontero, Alessandro Palmieri, Paolo Capogrosso
Like all surgeries, penile prosthesis implantation (PPI) has the potential for both postoperative complications and suboptimal patient satisfaction. In order to assess risk factors for poor satisfaction, we reviewed patients who had been prospectively recruited in a national multi-institutional registry of penile prostheses procedures (INSIST-ED) from 2014 to 20121. Patient baseline characteristics and postoperative complications were recorded. The primary endpoint of this study was unfavorable outcomes after inflatable PPI, defined as significant postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥2) and/or Sexuality with Quality of Life and Sexuality with Penile Prosthesis (QoLSPP) scores below the 10th percentile...
October 31, 2023: International Journal of Impotence Research