Posterior urethral valves: Clinical audits of presentation, diagnostic and therapeutic intervention in a nigerian teaching hospital.

Purpose: We described our experience in the management of PUV at UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of patients with diagnosis of PUV carried out over a 4 year period (2019-2023). Demographic characteristics, clinical presentation, diagnosis and mode of therapeutic interventions were the variables analysed.

Waiting Times for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in a Nigerian Population.

Background: Prostate biopsy remains an important surgical procedure in the diagnostic pathway for prostate cancer, but access to prostate biopsy service is poorly studied in the Nigerian population. While there has been a well-documented delay in patient presentation with prostate cancer in Nigeria, little is however known about how long patients wait to have a histological diagnosis of prostate cancer and start treatment after presenting at Nigerian hospitals.

Method: This was a descriptive retrospective study to document the specific duration of the various timelines in getting a diagnosis of prostate cancer at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nigeria.

Overview of paediatric urology practice in lagos state university teaching hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.

Introduction: Paediatric urology is one of the subspecialities of urology, and in most climes, it is practised by the urologists and paediatric surgeons, and likewise in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). The urologists see and manage most of these cases in LASUTH. There has been no formal training in this subspeciality.

The Fire Service for the Removal of a Metallic Penile Constricting Device: A Ready Help When All Else Fail.

The placement of a constricting device around the penis is a urologic emergency. Though injuries from constricting penile devices are generally rare, they may be associated with serious complications. There is no standard modality for the removal of penile constricting devices and the management of the patient can therefore prove to be a formidable challenge to the urologist.

Outcome of Mainz II Pouch Urinary Diversion after Radical Cystectomy in Patients with Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer: Our Experience.

Introduction: Mainz II pouch urinary diversion in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer is one of the options of continent urinary diversion following radical cystectomy (RC). We aim to report our experience and the outcome of our patients who had this procedure.

Patients And Methods: Patients who had RC and Mainz II pouch urinary diversion for muscle-invasive bladder cancer in our institution from 2007 to 2016 were evaluated.

One-stage urethroplasty for urethral strictures at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, south western Nigeria.

Background: Urethral stricture, a common urologic condition, is probably the most common cause of urinary retention in tropical Africa and a frequent cause of lower urinary tract symptoms worldwide. This study aimed at presenting our experience with one-stage urethroplasty at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital Osogbo, Nigeria.

Methods: All male patients who underwent one-stage urethroplasty between December 2005 and December 2011 were studied retrospectively.