Author(s)

Mamadou Tiéoulé Traore^1*, Clôtaire Alexis Marie Kiemdiba Donega Yameogo², Moussa Kabore¹, Souleymane Ouedraogo¹

¹Service de chirurgie du CHU régional de Ouahigouya, Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso.
²Service d’urologie du CHU Yalgado Ouédraogo Ouagadougou, Ouaga, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Introduction: Urological emergencies are less frequent compared to other emergencies, particularly traumatological and digestive emergencies. The objective of this study was to determine the epidemiological profile of urological emergencies in a regional hospital in Burkina Faso. Patients and methods: This was a cross-sectional study of urological emergencies admitted to the Surgical Department of the Ouahigouya Regional University Hospital in Burkina Faso over a period of 41 months. The study covered a 41-month period from March 2015 to July 2018. Ethical clearance was taken from the institutional ethics committee. Results: Urological emergencies accounted for 3.7% of all emergencies. The mean age of the patients was 56.59 ± 25.93 years (range 1 year - 95 years). The sex ratio was 12.05. Bladder urinary retention was the main urological emergency in 48.28% of cases. Suprapubic cystostomy was the most performed surgical procedure (56.25%) followed by debridement of external genitalia gangrene (27.68%). Conclusion: Urological emergencies occupy a significant place in our work context. An increase in the number of urologists would improve their management.

Epidemiology, Urological Emergencies, Retention, Cystostomy

Traore, M. , Yameogo, C. , Kabore, M. and Ouedraogo, S. (2020) Epidemiology of Urological Emergencies at the Regional University Hospital Center of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso. Open Journal of Urology, 10, 177-183. doi: 10.4236/oju.2020.106020.