Notre experience de la prise en charge du prolapsus muqueux de l’urètre l’hôpital national de zinder.

This study aimed at reporting the epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of urethral prolapse in young girls. This was an observational, descriptive, retrospective study conducted in the Urology Department of the Zinder National Hospital between 2014 and 2021 on 11 cases of urethral prolapse in young girls. The mean age of the patients was 5.81 years, (ranging from 3 to 9 years). The presenting complaint was genital haemorrhage in 10 cases and a request for medical expertise for suspected sexual abuse in one case. Management was medical in one case and surgical in 10 cases. The surgical technique was excision of the prolapsed mucosa followed by a muco-mucosal suture on a Foley catheter. The urethral catheter was removed three days after surgery and the patients were discharged after passive voiding trials the catheter. No complications were recorded. Although being a rare condition, easily diagnosed clinically, urethral prolapse remains unknown to many practitioners in rural areas, thus delaying its management. The classic and definitive treatment is surgical by complete excision of the prolapsed mucosa. Surgical outcome in the short and long term is satisfactory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]