Andrologic emergencies in Cheikh Zayed Hospital: clinical and therapeutical features.

Abstract

Aim : Describe clinical and therapeutic aspects of andrologic emergencies received in the service of urology, Cheikh Zayed Hospital, Nouakchott, Mauritania. Methodology : We retrospectively studied during 4 years all andrologic emergencies received at the Emergency service of Cheikh Zayed hospital. Results : We had a total of 582 patients. The mean age was 42.50 years. Most of our patients’ age was between 3 and 45 years. The most frequent lesion was genito‑urinary trauma (51.50%) and uro‑genital infections (23.71%). Priapism(2%) and torsion of the spermatic cord (3%)were also frequent. We carried out 370 emergency surgical interventions. Exploration and suture of wounds of the external genitalia (38.91%) and the exploratory scrototomy (21.62%) were the main emergency procedures. Conclusion : Genito‑urinary trauma are the most encountered andrologic emergencies in Nouakchott, Mauritania.