Eleven diabetic patients from the Instituto Estadual de Diabetes e Endocrinologia Luiz Capriglione who received a penile prostheses implant for erectile dysfunction were analyzed with the purpose of evaluating pre-implant conditions and safety of the procedure. Surgical indication was based in the incomplete or negative response to erection test or unwillingness to use other methods for treatment of the dysfunction. All patients were satisfied with the results of the surgery and only one presented with post-surgery complication, resulting from mechanical failure of the prosthesis. We conclude that the penile prosthesis implant can be considered a safe method of treatment, especially in low social-economical classes of the diabetic population, because it eliminates the need for long pharmacological treatments and there are few complications in the surgical follow-up.
Erectile dysfunction; Diabetes; Penile prosthesis
