Abstract

Following radical prostatectomy (RP), erectile dysfunction may ensue, often necessitating the need for inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) insertion. Other consequences of RP include urinary incontinence and climacturia. The “mini-jupette” is a mesh that is used to approximate the medial aspects of the bilateral corporotomies at the time of IPP insertion. We hypothesize that, as the cylinders expand on inflation, this may help limit climacturia, as well as leakage in patients with minimal incontinence. We conducted a pilot multi-center study of patients with post-RP ED and climacturia and/or mild urinary incontinence (≤2pads/day) undergoing IPP insertion with concomitant placement of a “mini-jupette” graft. Thirty seven underwent the “mini-jupette” procedure. The mean age of the population was 65.6 years (SD 7.5). Twenty nine had post-RP climacturia and 31 patients had post-RP incontinence (mean 1.3 pads/day [SD 0.8]). Thirty patients received Coloplast Titan, 4 AMS 700 LGX, and 3 AMS 700 CX IPPs. Mean corporotomy size was 2.9cm (0.9). Mean graft measurements were as follows: width 3.1cm (0.7), length 3.3cm (1.3), and surface area 10.2cm2 (5.0). At a mean follow-up of 5.5 months (SD 7.3), there were 5 post-operative complications (13.5%) of which 4 were explanted. Climacturia and incontinence were subjectively improved in 93% and 89%, respectively. Mean pads/day decreased by 1.1 post-operatively.

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