Use of the AMS inflatable penile prosthesis in the management of erectile impotence.

Penile prostheses have become widely accepted in the management of erectile impotence. We report on 21 patients, aged from 22 and 65 years, who were implanted with AMS inflatable prostheses. Diabetes Mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, radical pelvic surgery and Peyronie's disease were among the most common aetiological factors in our patients. Psychogenic impotence was the indication for implantation in one patient. Two patients developed complications that required explantation of their devices. One additional patient who has a functioning device considers this form of assisted erection too artificial and has declined to use it for aesthetic reasons The AMS inflatable prosthesis effectively restores erectile function when initial conservative therapies have failed.