Erectile impotence treated with an implantable, inflatable prosthesis. Five years of clinical experience

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Abstract
Erectile impotence was treated with a device that mimics a natural erection. Between 1973-1977, an inflatable prosthesis was implanted in 245 men (235 with organic impotence and 10 with psychogenic impotence). Of these, 234 are able to use the device to their satisfaction. No failures have occurred in the 152 cases treated in 1976 and 1977. The success of this treatment rests in part on the careful selection of patients by a team comprising a urologist, a sleep researcher, a psychologist and a psychiatrist, each evaluating the patient independently. Erectile impotence may be more common than generally believed and impotence from organic causes may account for a greater percentage of cases than formerly thought.

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