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Cylinder sizing: less is more
1Section of Prosthetic Surgery and Genitourethral Reconstruction, Glickman Urological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. montagd@ccf.org
International Journal of Impotence Research
|October 11, 2003
Abstract:
In penile prosthesis implantation traditional cylinder-sizing techniques frequently result in penile cylinders that are too long for the corpora cavernosa. This can result in premature cylinder wear leading to cylinder aneurysm or fluid loss. Additionally, in the case of the length expanding Ultrex penile prosthesis, cylinders that are too long can result in an S-shaped cylinder deformity. We describe a cylinder measurement technique that avoids the problem of oversizing.