Surgical treatment of erectile impotence with inflatable penile prosthesis.

Thirty-nine men with erectile impotence were treated with surgical implantation of an inflatable penile prosthesis. The patients were followed for 6 months to 2 years. Thirty-five patients (90 per cent) have expressed long-term satisfaction with the appearance and performance of the prosthesis. Major complications developed in 9 patients (23 per cent), requiring 12 subsequent operative procedures.