Management of Urinary Trauma in the Urology Department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital in Conakry

Abstract

Objective: to highlight the epidemiological, lesional and therapeutic aspects of urinary trauma in the urology department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital in Conakry. Material and methods: this was a retrospective study that took place over a period of 5 years, during which we collected all cases of urinary trauma in the urology department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital in Conakry. The variables studied were socio-demographic, anatomical-clinical and therapeutic. Results: we collected 75 cases of urinary trauma, representing 15.5% of abdomino-pelvic trauma admitted to hospital during the study period. The average age of patients was 29 years old with extremes of 8 and 66 years. Men were the most affected with a gender ratio of 25. Road traffic accidents were the most frequent etiologies. The consultation time was less than 24 hours in 92% of cases. Trauma involved the urethra in 80% of cases, the bladder (10.7%) and the kidney (9.3%). The mechanism of trauma to the urethra was dominated by astride falls on the perineum in 52% of cases. Posterior urethra ruptures were associated with pelvic trauma in 20/25 cases and bladder trauma in 5/8 cases. The treatment was carried out according to the type of lesion. Conclusion: urinary trauma is not uncommon in our practice. They are the prerogative of young men in full activity. They are dominated by urethral ruptures, followed by trauma to the kidney and bladder. Treatment should be as conservative as possible in closed kidney trauma and peritoneal ruptures of the bladder.