On 18 november 2020, neotract became aware of a case study article.Prior to a prostatic urethral lift (pul) procedure, a (b)(6) patient underwent implantation of an inflatable penile prosthesis (ipp) for erectile dysfunction and failed to respond to bph medication therapy.Eighteen months after ipp implantation, he underwent a pul procedure using seven implants.Two weeks post procedure, it was reported that the patient experienced improved bph symptoms and outcomes two months post procedure, the patient experienced ipp malfunction requiring subsequent removal and a replacement procedure.The authors hypothesized that the needle from the pul delivery device may have punctured the ipp reservoir during deployment.There was no additional information regarding the patient¿s condition.
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