Trans-Fascial Placement of a High, Sub Muscular Reservoir in Patients Following Radical Cystectomy: Safety, Efficacy, and Predictability of Final Reservoir Location Verified With Abdominal Imaging

• Published in: Journal of sexual medicine Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 338 - 345
• Main Authors: Kava, Bruce R., Lopategui, Diana M., Levine, Amanda, Ramasamy, Ranjith
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Abdominal Muscles - diagnostic imaging; Abdominal Muscles - surgery; Aged; Cystectomy; Ectopic reservior; Erectile Dysfunction - surgery; Humans; Male; Patient Satisfaction; Penile Implantation; Penile Prosthesis; Post cystectomy penile implant; Postoperative Complications; Treatment Outcome; Penile prosthesis; Post cystectomy penile implant; Ectopic reservior

With the increasing utilization of ectopic reservoir placement during multicomponent penile implant surgery, safety concerns have been raised about whether passing the reservoir through the floor of the inguinal canal consistently results in placement of the reservoir within the correct location. To...