Systemic absorption of gentamicin in penile prosthesis operations
Articles > Article · 1996
Authors: V Ulker, Mehmet Bülent SEMERCİ, Aytül ÖNAL, S Kosay, E Apaydin, A Gursan
UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 1996, vol 57, pp 218-220
DOI: 10.1159/000282917
Summary
Irrigation with antibiotic solutions is frequently used in penile prosthesis surgery to avoid infection. We carried out a prospective study to determine the degree of absorption of gentamicin after intracavernous irrigation in 10 patients who underwent penile implantation surgery. All obtained values were below the toxic level of 10 mu g/ml and decreased gradually within a few hours. We concluded that highly concentrated gentamicin solutions could be used with safety for intracavernous irrigation.