Daycase urology at Ibadan, Nigeria: a ten year review.

Introduction: The objective of the study was to report the extent of urological surgeries performed as day cases in a major tertiary hospital in Ibadan and document the outcome.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of all urologic patients treated at the day-case theatre between January 2000 and December 2009. The parameters evaluated were: age, diagnosis, type of surgery/procedure, anaesthesia administered and the rank of the surgeon.

The incidence of lower mid-trunk hyperpigmentation (linea nigra) is affected by sex hormone levels.

The incidence of linea nigra was studied in 1,550 Nigerians of both sexes and of different age groups and among pregnant women and men with benign and malignant prostatic diseases over a nine-month period. From the study, it would appear that linea nigra increases in incidence from the age group 0-15 years (31.4%) to the age group 16-30 years (47.