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Open Journal of Urology is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in urology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in urology related problems. All manuscripts must be…
Komi Hola Sikpa, Edoe Viyome Sewa, Efoe-Ga Amouzou, Gnimdou Botcho, Ananivi Sogan, Tamegnon Dossouvi, Essodina Padja, Boureima Ouedraogo, Essomindelou Leloua, Messan Semefa Agbedey, Tchilabalo Matchonna Kpatcha, Kevin Kodjo Tengue
Objective: To study the diagnostic, etiological, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of patients received at the Sylvanus Olympio Hospital in Lomé for venous priapism. Patients and Methods: A cross sectional study, over 5 years (2012-2016), of 27 cases of lo…
Dodji Magloire Inès Yevi, Josué Dejennin Georges Avakoudjo, Dètondji Fred Jean-Martin Hodonou, Yves Nsounfou Ngapna, Jean Sossa, Gilles Natchagandé, Fouad Kolawolé Yde Soumanou, Michel Michaël Agounkpé
Most urological conditions are represented by male disorders. Analyzing certain epidemiological aspects of female urological disorders at the National University Teaching Hospital of Cotnou, will allow us objectively to have reliable data to optimize the urol…
Kimio Sugaya, Saori Nishijima, Katsumi Kadekawa, Katsuhiro Ashitomi, Hideyuki Yamamoto
Purpose: We examined the relationship between the urinary ATP level and the desire to void, voided urine volume, and urinary osmotic pressure. Materials and Methods: The subjects were 4 healthy volunteers (2 men and 2 women) without micturition disorders who…
Sumba Harrison, Abdelouahed Lasri, Youness Jabbour, Amine Slaoui, Jacquet Djamal, Tariq Karmouni, Kadir El Khader, Abdelatif Koutani, Ahmed Ibn Attiya Andaloussi
Obstructive acute renal failure is both a medical and a surgical emergency. The first treatment modality is urological by relief of obstruction. Post-obstructive diuresis is an abnormal condition of prolonged polyuria, involving both excessive solute and wate…
Zhuocheng Jiang, Hui Chen, Mingli Wu, ing Li, Hong Li, Mantao Jiang, Xingtao Cai
Objective: To observe the clinical effect and safety of circumcision stapler in children with phimosis and redundant prepuce. Methods: From July 2013 to July 2017, 40 children were prospectively randomized and assigned to experiment group (circumcision staple…
Mamadou Tidiani Coulibaly, Amadou Berthé, Lahassana dit Tiemoko Coulibaly, Cissé Dramane, Thierno Madane Diop, Issa Amadou, Zanafon Ouattara
Testicular cancers are tumours of the young adult (15 - 35 years), and it is a rather rare pathology in African black. However, the risk of developing these cancers becomes higher if the testicle does not descend. In our context, these undescended testicles o…
Mohamed Jalloh, Mamadou Tieoule Traore, Thierno Amadou Diallo, Issa Labou, Lamine Niang, Serigne Magueye Gueye
Prostate cancer is the leading male cancer worldwide. There remains a controversy as to which patients have indolent disease and which patients present an aggressive disease needing treatment with intent to cure. Because of quality of life impairment associat…
Abayomi B. Ajayi, Bamgboye M. Afolabi, Victor D. Ajayi, Ifeoluwa Oyetunji
Introduction: Male infertility is a public health burden and a psychological dilemma in the life of the affected man. Subjects and Methods: A total of 911 men were studied retrospectively, from 2010 to 2015. Among these, 49.7% had normal sperm count, 39.3% we…
Kenneth R. Hassler, Kaveh Homayoon
Background: There were 800 individual case reports of urogenital foreign bodies in the English literature from 1755 to 1999. The use of urogenital foreign bodies for sexual pleasure is a common occurrence in today’s population. The aim of this discussion is t…
Fred Hodonou, Josué Avakoudjo, Edoé Viyomé Sewa, Michel Agounkpe, Gilles Natchagande, Jean Sossa, Magloire Yevi, Isidore Gandaho, Fouad Soumanou
Introduction: The presence of an obstacle in upper urinary tract, threatens kidneys and therapeutic arsenal includes an ureterovesical reimplantation especially in the case of lower ureteral obstacles. Ureterovesical reimplantation (UVR) techniques are numero…
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Open Journal of Urology is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in urology. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in urology related problems. All manuscripts must be… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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