Author(s)

Camara Mariama^1,2, Barry Mamadou Sakoba^1,2, Yattara Abdoulaye¹, Touré Aboubacar^1,2

¹Department of General Surgery, Hôpital National Ignace Deen, Conakry, Guinea.
²Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to report the indications and evaluate the results of vulvectomy in the general surgery department of Ignace Deen Hospital, CHU Conakry. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study, conducted over a period of five (05) years from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2022, in the general surgery department of Ignace Deen Hospital, CHU Conakry. We included in our study all patient records in whom vulvectomy was performed. Results: We recorded 15 cases of vulvectomy out of 453 perineal surgeries, i.e. 3.31%, with a mean age of 43.56 years and extremes of 35 and 69 years. Vulvar cancer was the most common diagnosis (46.67%), followed by Buschke-Lowenstein (33.33%) and anal canal cancer extending to the vulva (20%). Six patients had undergone biopsy (40%). Vulvectomy with lymph node dissection was performed in only 9 patients (60%), and all surgical specimens were sent to anatomical pathology (100%). Conclusion: Vulvectomy is a surgical technique most often indicated for the treatment of vulvar cancer.

Vulvectomy, Indications, Results, Ignace Deen, Conakry University Hospital

Mariama, C. , Sakoba, B. , Abdoulaye, Y. and Aboubacar, T. (2024) Vulvectomy: Indications and Results in the General Surgery Department of the Ignace Deen Chu Hospital in Conakry. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 14, 560-564. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2024.144049.