Multiple bladder calculi after radical prostatectomy due to bladder neck stenosis in a patient with hypertrophic scar: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Bladder calculi after radical prostatectomy is rare and usually associated with migrated clips into the bladder forming a nidus. We present a patient with multiple bladder calculi resulting from bladder neck stenosis after radical prostatectomy causing bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms. He had an associated hypertrophic scar.

A 6-year retrospective clinical review of iatrogenic ureteric injuries repaired in a resource-deprived setting.

Background: Seventy percent of ureteric injuries result from iatrogenic causes with about 75% of these diagnosed in the postoperative period. It may have fatal complications such as sepsis and or renal functional damage increasing morbidity and treatment cost.

Objective: The study aimed to identify the risk factors for iatrogenic ureteric injuries from open surgical procedures and the intervention outcome in a resource-poor setting.

Bilateral Female Inguinal Hernia Repair in Margaret Marquart Catholic Hospital and Review of Literature.

Background: Bilateral inguinal hernias are relatively rare in females compared to men. The management outcome of bilateral nylon darn, a method predominantly used in sub-Saharan Africa for same time repairs in complicated or elective hernia surgeries is largely unknown.

Aims And Objectives: Our aim is to report a rare case of same time bilateral inguinal hernia obstruction and review the outcome of bilateral nylon darn posterior wall repairs after herniotomy.

Solitary kidney functional damage due to caesarean ureteric injury monitored for 2 years after acute management: A case report.

Caesarean section with associated ureteric injuries that damage kidney function is uncommon. Such injury in women with a solitary kidney has far-reaching effects if the diagnosis is delayed. The case report describes the successful acute management with stenting of ureteric damage after caesarean section in a woman with a solitary kidney.

Amyand's hernia- outcome of nylon darn repairs after complicated appendix surgeries in a district hospital: case series.

Introduction: Complicated appendix is a least expected sac content of inguinal hernias that always require appendix surgery and hernia repair. The current recommendations for posterior wall repairs however, continue to attract conflicting views as to which modality gives the best outcome in infected surgical wounds. New posterior wall repair methods with properties to withstand surgical site infections, minimise hernia recurrence, affordable and easy skill to acquire with a potential to be widely adopted are continuosly sort.

Hydrocalyx presenting as lumbar pain. A case report and review of the literature.

Hydrocalyx is an obstructed renal calyx from infundibulo-pelvic diminution or stenosis which leads to dilatation of the calyx. It becomes clinically important when associated with flank pains, haematuria, infection, renal impairment or stone formation. On intravenous urography the finding of a cystic dilatation of a calyx that communicates with the renal pelvis supports the diagnosis.

Penile skin bridge multiple liathiasis, a diagnosis made in a complication of circumcision in a 24 year old young adult: Case report.

Penile skin bridge stones are rare complications which has never been reported in literature hence information about management is non-existent. This case reports a 24-year-old man presenting with recurrent inflammatory symptoms in his sizeable penile skin bridge. Clinical examination revealed multiple calculi which was confirmed after surgical division of the SB.

Treatment of localized prostate cancer and use of nomograms among urologists in the West Africa sub-region.

Introduction: there is a high incidence of prostate cancer among men of African descent. The disease tends to occur at an early age with a tendency to be aggressive. The objective was to determine the practice of urologists in the West African sub-region regarding treatment of localized prostate cancer, the use of nomograms and their perception of the usefulness of nomograms.

Idiopathic Scrotal Calcinosis: A Case Report and Review of Postoperative Outcomes.

Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis is a rare condition, characterized by the idiopathic deposition of calcium in the scrotal dermis leading to the formation of a single nodule or multiple nodules of different sizes. Surgical excision of the nodules reduces symptoms and improves cosmesis. We present a case of idiopathic scrotal calcinosis that had an en bloc excision of scrotal skin nodules and primary closure of the scrotal skin.

Traditional medicines and alternative practice in the management of prostate diseases in southern Ghana.

Objective: This study was aimed at identifying Ghanaian traditional medicines used for the management of prostate diseases and their constituents. Reviews of studies conducted on them are also presented.

Methodology: This was a prospective study.

Determinants of peri-operative blood transfusion in a contemporary series of open prostatectomy for benign prostate hyperplasia.

Background: The objective of this study was to determine the factors responsible for peri-operative blood transfusion in a contemporary series of open prostatectomy for benign prostate hyperplasia and thus offer a guide for blood product management for the procedure.

Methods: This was a prospective study of 200 consecutive patients who underwent open prostatectomy for BPH from January 2010 to September 2013 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra. The data analyzed included the pre-operative blood haemoglobin level (Hb), presence of co-morbidities, the case type, indication for the surgery, ASA score, anaesthetic method used, systolic blood pressure, status of the operating surgeon, duration of surgery and the operative prostate weight.

Nephrectomy in adults: Experience at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.

The objective of this study was to analyze nephrectomies performed in adults over a 12-year period at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra and to compare our findings with reports from other institutions. In this retrospective study, medical records of 97 consecutive adult patients who underwent nephrectomy from January 2000 to December 2011 were reviewed. The parameters extracted included the patients' age, gender, indication for nephrectomy and the side of nephrectomy.

Outcomes after Radical Prostatectomy in Ghanaians: A Surgeon's Early Experience.

Background. There is a lack of expertise in the procedure of open radical retropubic prostatectomy in West Africa therefore necessitating the training of urologists in the subregion in this procedure. Aim.