Table 2.
Postoperative complication after penile prosthesis implantation
| Complication | Cases (n) | Malleable (n) | 2IPP (n) | r/g-c 3IPP (n) | r/m-i 3IPP (n) | First implant (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early infection | 35 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 27 |
| Of which explanted | 18 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| Hematoma | 39 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 37 |
| Erosion | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Mechanical failure | 23 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Pump | 7 | NA | 1 | 3 | 3 | – |
| Cylinders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Reservoir | 7 | NA | NA | 4 | 3 | – |
| Not known | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – |
| Pain | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Other | 11 | |||||
| Pulmonary edema | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Intestinal fistula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AUR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| OCD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pump revision (trouble activating PP) | 1 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pump revision (high risk of erosion) | 1 | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reservoir herniation | 1 | NA | NA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| IIH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orchiepididymitis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fever (without local sign of infection) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cylinders revision (concorde deformity) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cylinders revision (for oversizing) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2IPP: two-piece inflatable penile prosthesis; r/g-c 3IPP: rifampin/gentamicin-coated 3-piece inflatable penile prosthesis; r/m-i 3IPP: rifampin/minocycline-impregnated 3-piece inflatable penile prosthesis; AUR: acute retention of urine; OCD: obsessive-compulsive disorder; IIH: incarcerated inguinal hernia; NA: not applicable; –: not applicable