Carson C C
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Urol Clin North Am. 1989 Feb;16(1):139-47.
During the past two decades, the use of implantable prostheses has experienced exponential growth. In urology, penile prostheses have been especially popular. Although many mechanical problems have been reported, the most disastrous complication is infection, which usually mandates prosthesis removal and often leads to severe disability or loss of function of the organ in which the prosthesis was implanted. The author reviews the pathogenesis, microbiology, diagnosis, and treatment of genitourinary prosthesis infections.
在过去二十年中，可植入假体的使用呈指数级增长。在泌尿外科领域，阴茎假体尤其受欢迎。尽管已报告了许多机械问题，但最严重的并发症是感染，这通常需要移除假体，并且常常导致植入假体的器官出现严重残疾或功能丧失。作者回顾了泌尿生殖系统假体感染的发病机制、微生物学、诊断和治疗。
