Cylinder rerouting for lateral extrusion after inflatable penile prosthesis implantation - Surgical technique revision
Accepted: May 4, 2020
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Lateral cylinder extrusion is a potential complication of penile prosthesis implantation. Several methods have been proposed for repairing this complication. We present a case where a cylinder re-routing technique, first described by Dr. John Mulcahy, was used and a revision of the literature.
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