{"id":32525,"date":"2026-09-09T19:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T23:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/?post_type=glossary-term&p=32525"},"modified":"2026-09-10T06:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:18:00","slug":"aguja-de-keith","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/es\/glossary-term\/aguja-de-keith\/","title":{"rendered":"Aguja de Keith"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[113],"glossary-product":[],"class_list":["post-32525","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-surgical-devices"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>La aguja de Keith es una aguja quir\u00fargica especializada utilizada en procedimientos de implantaci\u00f3n de pr\u00f3tesis de pene para el tratamiento de la disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil<sup>1<\/sup>. Se asemeja a una aguja de coser recta y gruesa dise\u00f1ada espec\u00edficamente para perforar tejido durante la cirug\u00eda de implante<sup>2<\/sup>. La aguja de Keith presenta una secci\u00f3n transversal triangular con una punta afilada y un ojo para la fijaci\u00f3n de suturas, lo que le permite crear una v\u00eda a trav\u00e9s del cuerpo cavernoso y el glande del pene<sup>3<\/sup>. Se utiliza junto con la herramienta de inserci\u00f3n de Furlow, que aloja la aguja en su cilindro hueco antes del despliegue<sup>4<\/sup>. Durante la cirug\u00eda de pr\u00f3tesis de pene, la aguja de Keith gu\u00eda la colocaci\u00f3n de los cilindros inflables al crear un canal a trav\u00e9s del cual se puede traccionar la sutura unida al cilindro, asegurando el correcto posicionamiento del implante<sup>5<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","gt-synonyms":"Aguja de Keith abdominal, aguja de sutura de Keith, aguja para implante de pene, aguja de Keith para Furlow","gt-citation":"[1] Cavayero CT, Sharma KL. Penile Prosthesis Implantation. StatPearls. 2024. https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK563292\/\n\n[2] Kuyava C, Taylor J. Keith needle for furlow insertion tool. US Patent Application US20040167574A1. 2004. https:\/\/patents.google.com\/patent\/US20040167574A1\/en\n\n[3] Vollstedt A, Gross MS, Antonini G, Perito PE. The infrapubic surgical approach for inflatable penile prosthesis placement. Transl Androl Urol. 2017;6(4):620-627. DOI: 10.21037\/tau.2017.07.14\n\n[4] Bettocchi C, Palumbo F, Spilotros M, et al. Penile prosthesis implant: tips and tricks. Arch Esp Urol. 2008;61(7):789-796.\n\n[5] Szabo D, Morey AF. Preparation and operative setup of penile prosthesis surgery. J Vis Surg. 2020;6:34. DOI: 10.21037\/jovs.2020.02.07","gt-clinical-context":"<p>La aguja de Keith se utiliza principalmente durante la cirug\u00eda de implantaci\u00f3n de pr\u00f3tesis de pene en pacientes con disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil que no han respondido a tratamientos menos invasivos<sup>1<\/sup>. El procedimiento quir\u00fargico implica realizar una incisi\u00f3n en la base del pene, dilatar el cuerpo cavernoso y, a continuaci\u00f3n, utilizar la aguja de Keith para guiar la colocaci\u00f3n de los cilindros inflables<sup>2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>Durante la intervenci\u00f3n, el cirujano introduce la herramienta de inserci\u00f3n de Furlow con la aguja de Keith en el cuerpo cavernoso dilatado<sup>3<\/sup>. La aguja de Keith, unida a una sutura que tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 conectada al cilindro, se hace avanzar a trav\u00e9s del cuerpo cavernoso hasta alcanzar la corona del pene (glande)<sup>4<\/sup>. La herramienta de Furlow impulsa la aguja de Keith a trav\u00e9s del glande, permitiendo que el cirujano la sujete desde el exterior del cuerpo<sup>5<\/sup>. Cuando el cirujano tracciona de la aguja, la sutura unida crea una v\u00eda a trav\u00e9s de la cual el cilindro puede posicionarse correctamente dentro del cuerpo cavernoso<sup>6<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>La aguja de Keith debe utilizarse con precisi\u00f3n, trabajando a lo largo del eje longitudinal del pene para evitar una perforaci\u00f3n proximal<sup>7<\/sup>. La manipulaci\u00f3n adecuada de la aguja de Keith es fundamental para obtener resultados satisfactorios, ya que una colocaci\u00f3n inadecuada puede dar lugar a complicaciones como lesiones uretrales o un posicionamiento incorrecto del cilindro<sup>8<\/sup>. Esta t\u00e9cnica se emplea de forma bilateral para colocar cilindros en ambos cuerpos cavernosos, restaurando la capacidad del paciente para lograr una erecci\u00f3n<sup>9<\/sup>.<\/p>\n","gt-related-evidence":null,"gt-featured":false,"gt-ai-referenced":true,"gt-view-count":0},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aguja de Keith: uso en el implante de pr\u00f3tesis de pene<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"La aguja de Keith es un instrumento quir\u00fargico para guiar los cilindros en la cirug\u00eda de pr\u00f3tesis de pene y tratar la disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/es\/glossary-term\/aguja-de-keith\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" 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