Recent Injuries of External Genitalia: Clinical Aspects and Management
- 1 Hopital Général de Référence Nationale, N’Djamena, Chad
- 2 Hopital Général de Référence Nationale, N’Djamena, Chad
- 3 Hopital Général de Référence Nationale, N’Djamena, Chad
- 4 Hopital Protestant de N’Gaoundéré, N’Gaoundéré, Cameroun
- 5 Hopital Grand Yoff de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal
- 6 Hopital Grand Yoff de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal
Abstract
Aim: Report the epidemiological, clinicopathological characteristics and ensuring management of recent traumas of the external genitalia in Urology. Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study of 47 cases of patients suffering from recent traumas of the external genitalia over a period of 5 years. The variables studied were sociodemographic, clinical, paraclinical, therapeutic and evolutionary. Results: A total of 47 patients, including 46 men, were managed. The mean age was 26.8 years, ranging from 6 to 56 years. The circumstances of occurrence were: the missteps of coitus (n = 16), traffic accidents (n = 9) and criminal injuries (n = 8). The fracture of the penis (n = 16) was the most common lesion followed by the scrotal wound (n = 11). The management was medical and surgical and varied by the type of lesion. The outcome was favorable in 91.5% of cases. Conclusion: The incidence of traumas of the external genitalia was 9.4 in urology department in N'Djamena. Penis fracture was the frequent lesion. The management is multidisciplinary, medical and surgical.
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