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Curran and Love deliver what the literature has long needed: a roadmap for managing one of the rarest but most frustrating complications in prosthetic urology, reservoir migration. Their systematic review combines data from 35 studies and over 5,700 patients, providing a pragmatic clinical algorithm grounded in risk stratification [1].

Let’s be clear, migration is rare. But in patients with prior pelvic surgery, radiation, or challenging anatomy, it’s a real issue. Curran and Love confront this head-on. They confirm a migration rate of ~0.2% overall, but wisely point out that the risk escalates with altered pelvic landscapes [1]. Their message? Tailor your reservoir placement to your patient.

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  1. Istanbul Kent University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ahmet Tevfik Albayrak

  2. Andro Expertise Men’s Health and Aesthetic Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ahmet Tevfik Albayrak

  3. Institute for Urologic Excellence, Sarasota, FL, USA

    Steven K. Wilson

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SKW: Contributed substantially to the conception and design of the study, drafting significant portions of the manuscript, and providing critical revisions for intellectual content. ATA: Performed a detailed literature review, drafted sections of the manuscript, and coordinated the final preparation and submission process.

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Albayrak, A.T., Wilson, S.K. Comment on: Reservoir migration in inflatable penile prostheses: a systematic review and development of a clinical decision algorithm. Int J Impot Res (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-025-01160-0

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