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Penile prosthesis for erectile dysfunction: early experience in Senegal, West Africa

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Fig. 1: Pre-operative and post-operative appearances (going from left to right).

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  1. Department of Urology, Hopital General Idrissa Pouye, Dakar, Senegal

    Mohamed Jalloh, Lamine Niang, Yves Kyungu, Madina Ndoye, Bécaye Gassama, Mouhamadou Moustapha Mbodji, Abdourahmane Diallo, Issa Labou & Serigne Magueye Gueye

  2. Bristol Urological Institute, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK

    Christina L. Fontaine & Odunayo M. Kalejaiye

  3. Department of Urology, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, B75 7RR, UK

    Maria Vogt & Nadar Gaballa

  4. Department of Urology, North Middlesex University Hospital, London, N18 1QX, UK

    Omololu Ajayi & Jean A. MacDonald

  5. University College London Hospitals, Westmoreland Street, London, W1G 8PH, UK

    David J. Ralph

  6. Department of Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, South Wales, NP20 2UB, UK

    Brian M. Stephenson

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MJ: Surgeon, data collection, letter construction. LN: Surgeon, data collection, letter construction. YK: data collection. MN: Surgeon. BG: data collection. MM: data collection. AD: data collection. IL: Surgeon, data collection. CF: Letter review. MV: Letter review. NG: Letter review. OA: Letter review, SM: Surgeon, Project lead. JM: Letter review, Surgeon. DR: Letter review, Surgeon. BS: Letter review, Surgeon. OK: Construction of letter, Surgeon.

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Jalloh, M., Niang, L., Kyungu, Y. et al. Penile prosthesis for erectile dysfunction: early experience in Senegal, West Africa. Int J Impot Res (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-024-00920-8

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