Patient had inflatable penile prosthesis (ipp) and artificial urinary sphincter (aus) placed post prostatectomy for cancer.He developed increasing pain with the ipp and the aus was not functioning to stop incontinence.Patient taken to surgery for removal of the ipp and evaluation of the aus.The aus pump was found to be mispositioned and upside down in the uppermost scrotum with the bulb pointed towards the external ring preventing it from functioning as intended.The ipp was removed along with the mispositioned aus pump.Due to placement of the proximity of the ipp pump tubing to the aus tubing, it was only drained and left in place.Aus pump was replaced and sutured in the dependent scrotum.
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