With one
type of penile implant, the man gets an erection by pumping the implant full of
salt water stored in a reservoir in his lower abdomen. A release valve in the
scrotum drains the saline out of the cylinders and back into the
reservoir.
Last Updated: May 21, 2008
Medical Review:
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology/Oncology
