A Pacheco Usmayo1, A Torregrosa Andrés2, J Flores Méndez2, S Luján Marco3, R Rogel Bertó3. 1. Área de Imagen Médica, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, España. Electronic address: pachecoriel.med@gmail.com. 2. Área de Imagen Médica, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, España. 3. Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, España.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe the types of penile prostheses and their components, to review the appropriate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acquisition protocol, and to describe the normal imaging findings and possible complications in patients with inflatable penile implants. CONCLUSION: Three-piece inflatable penile prostheses are the last link in the treatment chain for erectile dysfunction. They can develop complications, which are classified as non-infectious related to the surgical technique, infectious, or due to mechanical failure of the device. MRI is the most appropriate imaging technique for the postsurgical evaluation of penile prostheses. Images are acquired in three planes using sequences with high spatial resolution, first with the prosthesis at rest and then with the prosthesis activated.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the types of penile prostheses and their components, to review the appropriate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) acquisition protocol, and to describe the normal imaging findings and possible complications in patients with inflatable penile implants. CONCLUSION: Three-piece inflatable penile prostheses are the last link in the treatment chain for erectile dysfunction. They can develop complications, which are classified as non-infectious related to the surgical technique, infectious, or due to mechanical failure of the device. MRI is the most appropriate imaging technique for the postsurgical evaluation of penile prostheses. Images are acquired in three planes using sequences with high spatial resolution, first with the prosthesis at rest and then with the prosthesis activated.