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World J Clin Urol. Jul 24, 2014; 3(2): 134-138
Published online Jul 24, 2014. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v3.i2.134
Published online Jul 24, 2014. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v3.i2.134
Penile prosthesis: Patient satisfaction, use and preference for malleable vs inflatable
Ramón Rogel Bertó, Jose Daniel López-Acón, Saturnino Luján Marco, Domingo Guzmán Ordaz Jurado, Francisco Delgado Oliva, María Angeles Conca Baenas, Francisco Boronat Tormo, Urology Department, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain
Author contributions: Boronat Tormo F had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis; Rogel Bertó R, López-Acón JD and Luján Marco S concepted and designed the study; López-Acón JD and Conca Baenas MA acquisited the data; Ordaz Jurado DG analyzed the data; Rogel Bertó R drafted the manuscript; Luján Marco S, López-Acón JD, Rogel Bertó R, Delgado Oliva F, Conca Baenas MA and Boronat Tormo F critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; Ordaz Jurado DG contributed to the statistical analysis; Luján Marco S and Boronat Tormo F supervised the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Ramón Rogel Bertó, MD, Urology Department, University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe, Bulevar sur S/N, Com. Valenciana, 46026 Valencia, Spain. ramonrogelberto@hotmail.com
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Received: March 31, 2014
Revised: May 5, 2014
Accepted: June 27, 2014
Published online: July 24, 2014
Revised: May 5, 2014
Accepted: June 27, 2014
Published online: July 24, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Retrospective study of 108 patients implanted with either malleable penile prosthesis or inflatable penile prosthesis designed to investigate results in terms of use of the device and satisfaction. Patient satisfaction after prosthetic surgery is multifactorial and it should be considered when exposing the pros and cons of prosthesis to patient before surgery. We collected data with a four-question telephone survey. After analyzing our results, we concluded that patients show high satisfaction rate and no statistical differences exist regarding to global satisfaction, use of the device and quality of sexual intercourse depending on the type of penile prosthesis.