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Radical prostatectomy (RP) is one of the first-line treatments widely performed for localized prostate cancer. Methods Retrospective observational study evaluating the results and improvement of sexual QoL in patients undergoing a simultaneous IPP and RP in Bellvitge University Hospital. We believe candidate patients might be those suffering from pre-existent refractory ED or with high risk of extracapsular disease where nerve-sparing RP might not be possible. [Extracted from the article]

Radical prostatectomy (RP) is one of the treatments of choice for patients presenting a localized prostate cancer. Nevertheless, this surgery sometimes has a negative impact in patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL), leading to erectile dysfunction (ED) and/or stress urinary incontinence (SUI). This allows a decisive management of ED and SUI at the same time and a faster functional recovery without delaying the surgical treatment of either ED or SUI in 2-stage procedures. [Extracted from the article]

Penile prosthesis (PP) surgery are performed in many centers in an inpatient setting with the purpose of longer monitoring of patients and administering intravenous antibiotics and analgesia. The objective was to assess the feasibility, complications and satisfaction of the implantation of PP in our hospital as an outpatient surgery. Results During 2018 49PP were implanted: 27(55%) inpatient surgeries vs. 22(45%) outpatient surgeries. [Extracted from the article]