Recent Injuries of External Genitalia: Clinical Aspects and Management

Kimassoum Rimtebaye¹, Kaboro Mignagnal¹, Arya Zarif Agah Tashkand¹, Franklin Danki Sillong², Lamine Niang³, Gueye Serigne Magueye³

¹Hopital Général de Référence Nationale, N’Djamena, Chad.
²Hopital Protestant de N’Gaoundéré, N’Gaoundéré, Cameroun.
³Hopital Grand Yoff de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal.

DOI: 10.4236/oju.2015.59025                

Abstract

Aim: Report the epidemiological, clinicopathological characteristics and ensuring management of recent traumas of the external genitalia in Urology. Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study of 47 cases of patients suffering from recent traumas of the external genitalia over a period of 5 years. The variables studied were sociodemographic, clinical, paraclinical, therapeutic and evolutionary. Results: A total of 47 patients, including 46 men, were managed. The mean age was 26.8 years, ranging from 6 to 56 years. The circumstances of occurrence were: the missteps of coitus (n = 16), traffic accidents (n = 9) and criminal injuries (n = 8). The fracture of the penis (n = 16) was the most common lesion followed by the scrotal wound (n = 11). The management was medical and surgical and varied by the type of lesion. The outcome was favorable in 91.5% of cases. Conclusion: The incidence of traumas of the external genitalia was 9.4 in urology department in N'Djamena. Penis fracture was the frequent lesion. The management is multidisciplinary, medical and surgical.

Keywords

Coitus, Scrotum, Penis, External Genitalia, Urology

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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