Management of a giant prostatic enlargement: Case report and review of the literature.

Giant prostatic enlargement often referred to as giant prostatic hyperplasia (GPH) is a rare condition described as a massive prostatic enlargement >500 g. Up until now, the total number of GPH reported worldwide in medical literature is < 30. To the best of our knowledge, only one case of a giant prostate has been reported in Nigeria.

Diagnostic performance of transrectal ultrasound for prostate volume estimation in men with benign prostate hyperplasia.

Background And Aim: Despite transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) being regarded as gold standard for prostate volume estimation, concerns have been raised in the literature concerning its accuracy especially in men with above-average prostate volumes. We aimed to evaluate the performance of TRUS for prostate volume estimation in a cohort of sub-Saharan African men since they are known to have relatively large mean prostate volumes.

Methods: This was a prospective study of 77 sub-Saharan African men who had open simple prostatectomy for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).

An audit of surgical site infection following open prostatectomy in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital.

Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) are a potential cause of morbidity and increased cost of care after operations such as open prostatectomy.

Objective: To audit the occurrence of SSI after open prostatectomy at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Methods: A review of all patients who underwent open prostatectomy over a ten-year period (July 2005 to June 2015).

Experience with arteriovenous fistula creation for maintenance hemodialysis in a tertiary hospital in South-Western Nigeria.

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is prevalent in our region. A major mode of treatment is by maintenance hemodialysis, and reliable vascular access is paramount for this to be successful. Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation offers permanent vascular access in patients with ESRD.