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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... CPT: 54400, 54405 ... The inflatable penile implant (IPP), more recently developed, is a set of inflatable cylinders and a ...
Zephyr Surgical Implants (ZSI) is a Swiss-based medical device manufacturer that produces and distributes artificial urinary sphincters and penile implants worldwide. ZSI products are used in the management of moderate-to-severe urinary incontinence in men, erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease, penis enlargement, and female-to-male gender reassignment surgery.
An inflatable penile implant inserted into corpus cavernosum of the penis. Phalloplasty requires an implanted penile prosthesis to achieve an erection. Penile prostheses are implanted devices intended to restore the erectile rigidity in cisgender men and to build a neophallus (new penis) in transgender men. Penile implants have been used in ...
A set of Hegar dilators, from Hegar 4 to 17 (right to left) Hegar dilators are dilators used to treat vaginismus and induce cervical dilation, and for inflatable penile implant procedures, though for penile implants it has been shown that outcomes are better without dilation.
The CPT code revisions in 2013 were part of a periodic five-year review of codes. Some psychotherapy codes changed numbers, for example 90806 changed to 90834 for individual psychotherapy of a similar duration. Add-on codes were created for the complexity of communication about procedures.
The insertion of the inflatable penile implant pump unit in the scrotum and the reservoir in the pelvis may be problematic in certain men with previous surgeries in the areas. Anterior sphincterotomy and transurethral resection of the bladder neck and prostate may still be performed after insertion of a soft penile prosthesis. [7]
In this test, first published in 1997, a software-steered inflatable cuff (similar as in a blood pressure meter) is placed around the penis to measure the pressure of urinary flow. [28] By applying this methode, a study of 2013 showed that 94% of the patients with the pre-surgery test result "Obstruction" had a successful surgery outcome.
To treat erectile dysfunction, both corpora cavernosa can be irreversibly surgically replaced with manually inflatable penile implants. This is a drastic therapeutic surgery meant only for men who have complete impotence resistant to all other treatment approaches. An implanted pump in the groin or scrotum can be manipulated by hand to fill ...