The mentor Alpha 1 penile prosthesis with reservoir lock-out valve: effective prevention of auto-inflation with improved capability for ectopic reservoir placementSteven K Wilson
Southwest Impotence Center, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
J Urol 168:1475-8. 2002
..In patients with a scarred retropubic space the lock-out valve offers the penile implant surgeon a decreased probability of auto-inflation with ectopic reservoir placement...
- Revision washout decreases implant capsule tissue culture positivity: a multicenter study
Gerard D Henry
Regional Urology, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
J Urol 179:186-90; discussion 190. 2008
..We investigated a larger series of patients for positive culture rates and evaluated implant capsule tissue culture rates before and after revision washout...
A review of surgical techniques for impending distal erosion and intraoperative penile implant complications: part 2 of a three-part review series on penile prosthetic surgeryGerard D Henry
Department of Surgery, Regional Urology, Shreveport, LA, USA
J Sex Med 9:927-36. 2012
..A late manifestation of cylinder placement can be impending erosion with lateral extrusion or medial deviation (into the urethra) of the distal tips. There are many different approaches to try and fix these surgical issues...
- An outcomes analysis of over 200 revision surgeries for penile prosthesis implantation: a multicenter study
Gerard D Henry
Regional Urology, Shreveport, LA 71106, USA
J Sex Med 9:309-15. 2012
..Overall survival is 96% at 5 years and 60% at 15 years for primary (virgin) implantation...
- Updates in inflatable penile prostheses
Gerard D Henry
Regional Urology, Shreveport, LA, USA
Urol Clin North Am 34:535-47, vi. 2007
..The three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis has the highest patient satisfaction rates and lowest mechanical revision rates of almost any medically implanted device...
- Comparison of a new length measurement technique for inflatable penile prosthesis implantation to standard techniques: outcomes and patient satisfaction
Gerard Henry
Department of Urology, Regional Urology, Shreveport, LA 71106, USA
J Sex Med 8:2640-6. 2011
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- Perineal approach for artificial urinary sphincter implantation appears to control male stress incontinence better than the transscrotal approach
Gerard D Henry
Regional Urology, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
J Urol 179:1475-9; discussion 1479. 2008
..These 2 approaches were evaluated to determine which one controlled male stress urinary incontinence better...
- Revision washout decreases penile prosthesis infection in revision surgery: a multicenter study
Gerard D Henry
From Regional Urology, 255 Bert Kouns Street, Shreveport, Louisiana 71196, USA
J Urol 173:89-92. 2005
..During revision surgery for noninfectious reasons we investigated washing out the implant space at revision surgery and using an antibiotic coated replacement prosthesis to determine if it would decrease subsequent infection rates...
- Penile prosthesis cultures during revision surgery: a multicenter study
Gerard D Henry
Institute for Urologic Excellence, Van Buren, Arkansas, USA
J Urol 172:153-6. 2004
..To explain the higher risk in revision surgery in this prospective study we cultured clinically uninfected prostheses requiring revision. Prosthesis pain was also investigated as a predictor of positive culture...
- A multicenter study on the perineal versus penoscrotal approach for implantation of an artificial urinary sphincter: cuff size and control of male stress urinary incontinence
Gerard D Henry
Regional Urology, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
J Urol 182:2404-9. 2009
..A multicenter study was performed to compare the approaches further and explain the disparity in outcomes...
- A survey of patients with inflatable penile prostheses: assessment of timing and frequency of intercourse and analysis of implant durability
Gerard D Henry
Regional Urology, Shreveport, LA, USA
J Sex Med 9:1715-21. 2012
..We also examined survival-related factors for the AMS 700 CX, Mentor Alpha 1, and Mentor Alpha Narrow Base...
- Centers of excellence concept and penile prostheses: an outcome analysis
Gerard D Henry
Regional Urology, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
J Urol 181:1264-8. 2009
..We compared penile prosthesis implantation outcomes between the center of excellence and multiple surgeon approaches in a large, single specialty urological surgical practice...
- New surgical technique for sphincter urinary control system using upper transverse scrotal incision
Steven K Wilson
Institute for Urologic Excellence, 2010 Chestnut Street, Van Buren, Arkansas 72956, USA
J Urol 169:261-4. 2003
..Success in achieving continence is similar to traditional methods. Long-term followup is necessary to ensure that complications remain low...
- Historical review of penile prosthesis design and surgical techniques: part 1 of a three-part review series on penile prosthetic surgery
Gerard D Henry
Urology Department, Regional Urology, Shreveport, LA, USA
J Sex Med 6:675-81. 2009
..Today, most urologists in the United States now place an inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) with an antibiotic coating inside the tunica albuginea...
Evaluation of Satisfaction and Axial Rigidity with Titan XL CylindersGerard D Henry
Regional Urology, Department of Urology, 255 Bert Kouns, Shreveport, LA 71199, USA
Adv Urol 2012:896070. 2012
..The XL cylinders appear to give the IPP surgeon the ability to use longer cylinders with good patient satisfaction and great axial rigidity...
- A survey of patients with inflatable penile prostheses for satisfaction
Mary Jo Brinkman
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA
J Urol 174:253-7. 2005
..We assessed patient satisfaction with 3 types of penile prostheses, namely the AMS 700 Series(R), Mentor Alpha 1(R) and Mentor Alpha NB(R)...
- Infection reduction using antibiotic-coated inflatable penile prosthesis
Steven K Wilson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA
Urology 70:337-40. 2007
..American Medical Systems recently introduced an IPP with a coating of minocycline HCL and rifampin (InhibiZone). We report our experience with this coating and compare the rate of infection with our historical rate...
- Biofilm formation on clinically noninfected penile prostheses
Ari D Silverstein
Hoard, Taub, Freedman and Rauch, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
J Urol 176:1008-11. 2006
..Furthermore, the findings help to explain why strategies such as mini salvage procedures to eliminate subclinical biofilms may decrease the postoperative infection risk in patients undergoing repair or replacement of penile prostheses...
