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Review
. 2021 Feb 3;22(3):16.
doi: 10.1007/s11934-021-01032-2.

A Review on Penile Length and Girth Issues in Penile Prosthetic Surgery

Courtney Chang  1 , Run Wang  2   3
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A Review on Penile Length and Girth Issues in Penile Prosthetic Surgery

Courtney Chang et al. Curr Urol Rep. .

Abstract

Purpose of review: The goal of this paper is to understand the reasons behind penile length and girth issues after penile prosthesis surgery and review the literature for current strategies employed to decrease these issues.

Recent findings: Measurement inconsistencies triggering further studies have shown there is a real loss of penile length and girth after prosthesis surgery. There have been varying hypotheses of why this happens, and numerous approaches have been proposed to help combat this in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative settings. Erectile dysfunction prevalence is expected to increase; therefore it is important for urologists to understand the treatment options, including prosthesis surgery. Numerous techniques have been hypothesized and studied in smaller settings in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative settings with regard to prosthetics surgery. However, larger studies are still needed to confirm these findings in order to help to counsel and educate patients preoperatively in addition to employing tactics to help minimize penile shortening.

Keywords: Erectile dysfunction; Penile girth; Penile length; Penile prosthesis; Penile shortening.

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