Using Wound Drains for the Uncomplicated Penile Prosthesis

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No AccessJournal of UrologyOpposing Views1 Oct 2011Using Wound Drains for the Uncomplicated Penile Prosthesis Tobias S. Köhler and Wayne J.G. Hellstrom Tobias S. KöhlerTobias S. Köhler More articles by this author and Wayne J.G. HellstromWayne J.G. Hellstrom More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2011.07.042AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail References 1 : Multi-institutional outcome study on the efficacy of closed suction drainage of the scrotum in three piece inflatable penile prosthesis surgery. Int J Impot Res2005; 17: 535. Google Scholar 2 : Drain cultures in penile prosthesis implants. J Urol2008; 181: S448. Google Scholar 3 : Penile prosthesis cultures during revision surgery: a multicenter study. J Urol2004; 172: 153. Link, Google Scholar 4 : Closed suction surgical wound drainage after orthopaedic surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev2007; . July 18: CD001825. Google Scholar 5 : Breast augmentation with silicone implants: the role of surgical drainage—report on 502 consecutive patients. Eur J Plast Surg2006; 9: 9. Google Scholar 6 : Is a closed-suction drain advantageous for penile implant surgery?: The debate continues . J Sex Med2011; 8: 601. Google Scholar 7 : Management of penile implant complications. In: The Diagnosis and Management of Male Sexual Dysfunction. Edited by . New York: Igaku-Shoin1996. Google Scholar 8 : Minimally invasive infrapubic penile prosthesis. J Sex Med2008; 5: 15. Google Scholar 9 : Potentiation of wound infection by surgical drains. Am J Surg1976; 131: 547. Google Scholar 10 : A five-year prospective study of 23,649 surgical wounds. Arch Surg1973; 107: 206. Google Scholar 11 : Mentor Alpha 1 inflatable penile prosthesis: patient satisfaction and device reliability. Urology1994; 43: 214. Google Scholar 12 : Hematoma formation following penile prosthesis implantation: to drain or not to drain. J Urol1996; 155: 634A. abstract 1294. Google Scholar Division of Urology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IllinoisSection of Andrology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana© 2011 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 186Issue 4October 2011Page: 1187-1189 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2011 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Tobias S. Köhler More articles by this author Wayne J.G. Hellstrom More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...