CLINICO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE CANCER IN A NORTH- CENTRAL NIGERIAN TEACHING HOSPITAL.

Background: Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies afflicting men worldwide. In the male population, it is estimated that one in seven will be diagnosed and one in 38 will die from prostate cancer. Majority of patients in Sub Saharan Africa present with advanced disease.

Surgical management of benign prostate hyperplasia in Nigeria: open prostatectomy versus transurethral resection of the prostate.

Introduction: transvesical (open) prostatectomy (OP), an invasive surgical procedure, is a common form of treatment offered to patients with benign prostatic enlargement in emerging economies. Recently, there has been an increase in the use of electrosurgical means in treating benign prostate hyperplasia in our environment, especially transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). This study compares the perioperative, short-term outcomes and complications of open prostatectomy and TURP.

Predictors of urethral stricture recurrence following urethroplasty: a retrospective review at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.

Introduction: Incidence of urethral stricture recurrence ranges between 2% to 36.4% with 75% occurring within the first 6 months of surgery. Hence, they need to identify the predictors of recurrence following urethroplasty.