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Aim: To evaluate the epidemiological, etiological and evolutionary profile of vesico-vaginal fistulas (VVF) in university hospitals in Senegal., Patients and Method: This is a retrospective, descriptive, single-center study, collecting the records of patients followed for VVF between January 2014 and December 2019 at the Urology and Andrology Department of the Centre hospitalier universitaire Aristide Le Dantec, Dakar, Senegal. The following parameters were studied: age, geographical origin, parity, and etiology of VVF. To assess the evolution of the epidemiological and etiological profile of VVF, we compared our results with those of series published by our structure., Results: Forty-five (45) VVFs were identified over a period of 6 years. This represents an annual average of 7.5 fistulas. The average age was 40±15.13 years with extremes of 13 years and 75 years; 17 patients (37.8%) were older than 45 years. The average parity was 3 with extremes from 0 to 12 children. Multiparous women represented 68.8% of the patients. Obstetric VVF (OVF) was more frequent (48.9%) followed by iatrogenic VVF (33.3%). The mean age was higher in the IVF group compared to the VVF group (32 years) (P = 0.0004). Thirty patients were from the Dakar region and its suburbs (66.6%). The etiology of VVF did not vary according to the geographical origin of the patients (P=NS). VVF was frequently associated with the management of cervical cancer in 42.2% of cases. Comparison of our current data with previous series shows a reduction in the annual incidence of VVF. VVFs, although they have decreased significantly, are still predominant. There is a constant increase in the number of IVF., Conclusion: There is an evolution of the epidemiological and etiological profile marked by a decrease in the frequency of VVFs and an increase in that of IVFs. It is also worth noting the frequent association between cervical cancer and VVF., Level of Evidence: Level 4: retrospective study., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.)

Bladder diverticulum represents a herniation of the bladder mucosa and submucosa through a point of weakness in the detrusor muscle. Bladder diverticula are rare and most often described in men. We report a symptomatic giant bladder diverticulum in a 56-year-old postmenopausal woman. The symptomatology was marked by acute urinary retention associated with abdominal-pelvic pain. A diverticulectomy by a transvesical approach with placement of a urethral catheter was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful., Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare., (© 2021 The Authors.)

Bilharzioma are inflammatory pseudotumors, which often pose the problem of differential diagnosis with neoplastic processes. Using the keywords "testicular" and "schistosomiasis", there are only 14 cases of testicular bilharzioma identified on PubMed. The authors report two new cases in a 6-year-old child and an adult of 38 years, collected over a period of 5 years. In both cases, orchidectomy was performed and histological analysis of the surgical specimen was allowed to diagnose testicular bilharzioma by Schistosomia haematobium. The authors emphasize the need to evoke a bilharzioma before any testicular nodule in a patient living in an endemic area., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)

Objectives: The aim of this study was to report the transrectal prostate biopsy complications, to identify the factors involved in their occurring and to insist on their prevention., Patients and Methodology: It is a prospective study interested on patients managed in the urological and andrological service in Aristide le Dantec Hospital in Dakar for prostate tumour from February 2002 to March 2004 and in whom the indication of prostate biopsy was performed. All the patients fulfilling the including criteria were taken in care according to a same protocol that was a transrectal sextant biopsy This act was performed under preventive antibiotherapy based on fluoroquinolones started one day before and going on three days after biopsy associated to a rectal preparation performed the same day of biopsy At the end of the biopsy the patient was managed externally during three days after biopsy Following parameters were studied: age of patients, the histopathological results and the post operative complications., Results: Two hundred and four (204) biopsies were performed. The median age of the patients was 69.1 years with the extremes of 42 years and 93 years. The global rate of complications was 13.5% with a majority of bleeding. There no major complication registered. Rectal and urethral bleeding was over in 24 hours. The complete urine retention was under the form of a unique happening complication. The distribution of complications according to the results of the biopsy did not reveal any particularity., Conclusion: The rectal preparation associated to preventive antibiotherapy seems to reduce infectious complications.

Introduction: The goal of this study is to access the surgical management of the prostate cancer., Patients and Methods: It was a retrospective study including 96 cases of prostate cancer between June 2002 and December 2004. Parameters studied for every patient was: age, the complaints, results of rectal digital examination, the initial TPSA rate, gleason score, results of extension, the clinical grade according to TNM 2002 classification, the treatment and the future of treated patients., Results: The mean age of our patients was 70.9 years with extremes of 50 years and 93 years. The complaints at presentation were dominated by prostatism (43.5%) and urine retention (37.7%). At rectal digital examination, the prostate was suspicious of cancer in 42.7%. The majority of our patients (79.8%) had a TPSA rate superior to 20 ng/ml. The examination revealed that the tumour was an adenocarcinoma in all patients. The majority of our patients (50.3%) had a gleason score inferior to 7. The extension outcome revealed: a loco-regional extension in 63 patients, dorso-lombar bone metastases in 19 patients and absence of secondary localisation in 14 patients. The repartition of patients according TNM classification was as following: T1 (1%), T2 (14.6%), T3 (18.8%) and T4 (65.6%). The patients were managed as following: bladder neck resection (surgically or endoscopically), pulpectomy and radical prostatectomy., Conclusion: To ameliorate the prostate cancer management, the highlights of radical prostatectomy is imperative as the spreading of endoscopic surgery in the place of opening surgery.

Aim: To insist on clinical and therapeutical aspects of chronic prostatitis., Patients and Methods: The authors relate a prospective study about 30 patients who were followed for chronic prostatitis. All patients were treated and followed up to 6 months., Results: The mean age of the patients was 31,82 years. Sixty percent of them where send by a physician after failure of medical treatment. Mean delay before consultation were 31.5 months. The main symptoms were pain (pelvic pain, perineal pain, or post ejaculatory pain). The distribution of patients according to the US NIH has shown 13 cases of category II, and 17 cases of category III. Outcome of these patients was favourable in ten cases for category II and nine cases for category III., Conclusion: If important efforts were realized for classification and diagnostic approach, many patients often fair to respond to treatment.

The profile of enuretic patients consulting a hospital urology department was reviewed over a period of 15 months based on 102 cases. The study concerned 47 male subjects and 55female subjects with a mean age of 15 +/- 5.3 years. The mean weekly frequency of enuresis was 5.2 +/- 1.9 and enuresis occurred more than once a night for 41.6% of patients. Enuresis was primary in almost 67% of cases. Various aetiological factors for enuresis were identified from analysis of the clinical data and were generally associated: sleep factor (n=93), bladder factor (n=84), hormonalfactor (n=52). Patients were managed as a function of the factors identified. With a mean follow-up of 6 +/- 2.1 months, cure was obtained in 30.4% of cases and improvement was obtained in 24.5%. The various management problems are discussed as a function of socio-economic realities in Senegal and the authors emphasize the need for a multifactorial approach.