RT Book, Section A1 Moore, Sarah A1 Pedigo, Ryan A2 Knoop, Kevin J. A2 Stack, Lawrence B. A2 Storrow, Alan B. A2 Thurman, R. Jason SR Print(0) ID 1181041328 T1 Penile Implant Complications T2 The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw-Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781260134940 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181041328 RD 2024/03/28 AB Penile implants are typically undertaken when more conservative therapy for erectile dysfunction is either unacceptable to the patient or fails. The two main types are semi-rigid rods, which result in a permanent erection, and inflatable prostheses, which include cylinders placed in the corpora cavernosa and a pump in the scrotum. Erosion rarely can occur months or years after the placement of the prosthesis, and the rods or cylinders can erode through the urethral meatus or the pump and tubes can erode through the scrotum.