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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…
Mohamed Adel Abouzaid, Nady Ibrahim Ibrahim, Mahmoud Saad Kamel, Abdullah Elrashidy
Background : Obstructive ureterolithiasis typically manifests as a single or limited number of migrating renal calculi. An accumulation of over a thousand individual, distinct micro-calculi isolated entirely within a single ureter represents an extreme case o…
Gaber Elsafy, Alaa Aly Mousa, Moustafa Ismail, Abdullah Elrashidy
Primary retroperitoneal teratomas are rare germ cell tumors in adults. The presence of extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) within a benign mature cystic teratoma is an exceptionally scarce histopathological variant. We report the case of a 35-year-old female w…
Alaa Salah Farag, Alaa Eddin Basiuny Elsherif, Mohamed Elsayed Elgebaly, Khaled Abdelmktader Abdelkhalek, Abdullah Elrashidy
Background: Spontaneous renal fornix rupture (SRF) is an uncommon, potentially life-threatening urological emergency resulting from a precipitous rise in intraluminal pressure due to acute upper urinary tract obstruction. In infected, obstructed systems, the…
Rajabu Mramba, Anthony Samson, Francisco Mubanga, Agnes Cosmas, Aristarki Tillya, Aggrey William, Joyce Massaro, Frank Kiwara, 1 1
Congenital Prepubic sinus is a rare entity of urogenital system in which there is a tract originating from the skin overlying pubic symphysis having a blind end just at the base of penis, near the clitoris or just near the anterior bladder wall. In most cases…
  Heryyanoor, Riza Mazidu Sholihin, Andri Suwarno, Maulana Muhammad Hisyam, Annisa Febriana, 1 1, 1 1, 1 1
Introduction: Device-based circumcision techniques, including the super-ring method, have gained increasing acceptance because of their procedural simplicity and potential clinical benefits. However, variability in clinical outcomes persists, and the role of…
Aïssata Ouédraogo, Tiéoulé Mamadou Traoré, Youmandia Prosper Komberé, Judicaël Wendiwoumyan Congo, Amadou M. Saminou, Rayanguenewendé Thérifatou Badini
Objective: To describe the management of urethral stenosis in the urology-andrology department of the Regional University Hospital Center of Ouahigouya (CHUR/OHG). Method: retrospective study, with a descriptive aim, conducted over a period of four (4) years,…
Vadandi Valentin, Mahamat Ali Mahamat, Vounouzia Barthelemy, Temga Ouang Michael, Nisso Ouangkake, Minguemadji Allah Siyangar, Rimtebaye Kimassoum
Introduction: Urological emergencies are common and varied, and may be life-threatening or affect the functional prognosis of the urogenital system. Their management requires specialist consultation. The aim of our study was to describe the epidemiological, c…
Tieoulé Mamadou Traoré, Aïssata Ouédraogo, Youmandia Prosper Komberé, Judicaël W. Congo, Amadou Mamadou Saminou, Nafissatou Ouédraogo, Souleymane Ouédraogo
Objective: to study the management of urolithiasis by open surgery in patients over 15 years of age at the Regional University Hospital of Ouahigouya (CHUR/OHG). Method: this was a descriptive cross-sectional study with a retrospective aim extended over a thr…
Alaa Ali Mousa, Hany Mofed Hendi, Ahmed Hegazy, Ahmed Adel Abosoud, Alaa Muhammed Elghol, Hesham Elsayed Khyrallah, Muhammed Fathi Younis, Alaa Salah Farag, Hossam Elaraby, Abdullah Elrashidy
Background: We report a case of a 3.5-year-old girl presenting with hemorrhagic shock and gross heamaturia. Emergency evaluation via ultrasound and CT revealed a large perinephric hematoma and a non-secretory left kidney. Due to hemodynamic instability, an em…
Emmanuel Kisimba Manda, Francine Mwenda Katapala, Patrick-Christopher Kabamba Mwamba, Foreman Kipululu Mabala, Sébastien Mbuyi-Musanzayi
Introduction: Ureteral ectopia (UE), a congenital malformation characterized by the presence of a ureter opening outside the bladder trigone, manifests as a ureterourethral fistula (URF). The presence of bilateral duplication of the kidneys and ureters is a r…
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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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