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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…
Tchilabalo M. Kpatcha, Boyodi Tchangai, Kodjo Tengue, Fousséni Alassani, Gnimdou Botcho, Tchin Darre, Essomindedou Leloua, Komi H. Sikpa, Edoe V. Sewa, Tsipa Anoukoum, Komlan Gnassingbe
Background: Open prostatectomy is the most commonly available surgical procedure for benign prostatic hyperplasia and this is the case in most countries in West African even with all the limitations of the procedure. Objective: The objective is to determine t…
Barnabé Zango, Fasnéwindé A. Kaboré, Moussa Kaboré, Brahima Kirakoya, Bienvenue D. Ky, Boukary Kabré, Clôtaire Alexis Marie Kiemdiba Donega Yameogo, Adama Ouattara, Timothée Kambou
Introduction: Cystostomy allows under certain circumstances deriving the urine. This is the most performed surgery in uro-andrological emergencies. Complications can occur. We aim to analyze the indications, technical aspects and complications of suprapubic c…
Clôtaire Alexis Marie Kiemdiba Donega Yameogo, Brahima Kirakoya, Moussa Kaboré, Fasnéwindé A. Kaboré, Bienvenue D. Ky, Boukary Kabré, Barnabé Zango
Introduction: Ballistic traumas of the external genitalia are rare especially in civil practice. Emergency surgical exploration is the rule. Case Report: Mr. F.Y., 29 years old, a security agent, admitted to the Urological Emergency Unit of Yalgado Ouédraogo…
Mahamat Ali Mahamat, Olivier Ngueringem, Mohamed Jalloh, Mahamat Nour, Vadandi Valantin, Oradimo Sylvain, Lamine Niang, Serigne M. Gueye
Aim: This study aimed at describing the various aspects of complications of circumcision and their management in patients referred to N’Djamena Mother & Child Hospital (Chad). Material and Methods: All patients referred for complications of circumcision repor…
Teiichiro Aoyagi, Isao Kuroda
Objective: To obtain complete prostatic cell death in the treatment of early stage prostate cancer by High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) therapy, we use Degarelix (GnRH antagonist) twice simultaneously. Patients and Methods: The first Degarelix subcutan…
Melih Culha, Zaher Bahouth, Unsal Ozkuvanci, Sarel Halachmi, Levend Ozkan, Ofer Nativ, Ali Saribacak, Murat Ustuner, Ufuk Yavuz, Seyfettin Ciftci, Hasan Yilmaz, Boaz Moskovitz
Objectives: To report the 2-years follow-up of patients with bulbar urethral strictures treated with the new AlliumTM Bulbar Urethral Stent (Allium BUS). Methods: The stent is a fully covered, self-expendable, large caliber metal stent specially designed for…
Sarwar Noori Mahmood, Diar Hameed Bajalan
Background: Among various intracorporeal lithotripters, pneumatic lithotripter has become the widely used tool for the treatment of urinary stones. Recently the holmium: YAG laser has been used with a wide range of potential urological applications, including…
Fasnéwindé A. Kaboré, Moussa Kaboré, Bienvenue D. Ky, Clôtaire Alexis Marie Kiemdiba Donega Yameogo, Brahima Kirakoya, Boukary Kabré, Moussa Bazongo, Barnabé Zango, Timothée Kambou, Si Simon Traoré
Objective: To describe diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes of infected vaginal hydrocele.Material and Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study over a period of two years from June 2013 to May 2015 at the urological emergency department of Yalgado Ou…
Barnabé Zango, Fasnéwindé A. Kaboré, Moussa Kaboré, Brahima Kirakoya, Bienvenue D. Ky, Clôtaire Alexis Marie Kiemdiba Donega Yameogo, Adama Ouattara, Boukary Kabré, Timothée Kambou
Foreign bodies of the bladder are rares. The presence of a foreign body in the bladder is often anecdotic. We report a case of acute generalized peritonitis due to migration of a ballpoint pen from bladder to great peritoneal cavity in a 17-year-old man. He w…
Barnabé Zango, Fasnéwindé A. Kaboré, Moussa Kaboré, Bienvenue D. Ky, Richard W. Ouédraogo, Brahima Kirakoya, Clôtaire Alexis Marie Kiemdiba Donega Yameogo, Kabré Kabré, Adama Sanou
Introduction: Self-mutilation of the external genitalia is rare. It occurs most often on a psychotic ground. Case Report: Mr. P.O. 25-year-old, a dress maker, admitted to the urological emergency for self-section of the penile. The patient had cut his penile…
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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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