Penile prosthesis implant is the definitive treatment for refractory erectile dysfunction. Fracture of malleable prosthesis is rarely described due to its low incidence. We describe a case of multiple, bilateral fracture of a malleable penile implant, ten years after implantation. After the diagnosis, a review surgery was performed and the implants were replaced. No corporal rupture or urethral lesion was observed. Review of the literature shows few articles reporting penile implant fractures, and to our knowledge no other article has described multiple, bilateral fractures of a penile prosthesis.
Case reports in urology. 2016 Mar 15 [Epub]
Marcelo Almeida Pinheiro, Haroldo Brasil Barroso Filho, Francisco José Cabral Mesquita, Ivon Teixeira de Souza, Rafael Silva Guimarães, Everaldo Moura Santos, Rômulo Augusto da Silveira, Rommel Prata Regadas, Geraldo Munguba Macedo
School of Medicine, Unichristus University, 60190-060 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., School of Medicine, Unichristus University, 60190-060 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., Urology Department, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza, 60025-060 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., Urology Department, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza, 60025-060 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., Urology Department, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza, 60025-060 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., Urology Department, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza, 60025-060 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., School of Medicine, Unichristus University, 60190-060 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil; Urology Department, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza, 60025-060 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., Urology Department, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza, 60025-060 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil., Sexual Medicine Department, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Fortaleza, 60025-060 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.