To assess the practices, trends, and challenges associated with the use of endoscopic techniques in Africa related to the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia METHODS: The questionnaire, which was based on Google Forms, assessed several points related to the surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
In 67.4% of the centers, BPH was the primary pathology requiring surgical management.In all 43 centers, approximately 1/3 of the urologists (n = 41) are able to perform an endoscopic procedure for the management of prostatic hypertrophy. Of the 43 centers, 30 had a block equipped with endourology equipment, and 56.6% (n = 17) performed endourological surgery exclusively for the surgical management of BPH. TURP is the most widely used endoscopic technique. Open prostatectomy was the only surgical technique used in 14 centers (32.5 %).In the remaining centers, both procedures (endoscopy and open surgery) were used depending on the surgeon's skills.Twenty-six (60.5%) centers expressed the need for training in endoscopic management of BPH.
The main challenges encountered relate to the lack of competent personnel, the unavailability of equipment and materials, and the high cost to patients. It is essential to develop modern urology in Africa, particularly in terms of endourological practices.
Urology. 2024 Apr 21 [Epub ahead of print]
Ziba Ouima Justin Dieudonne, Saleh Abdelkerim Nedjim, Anteneh Tadesse Kifle, Kaleab Habtemichael Gebreselassie, Botcho Gnimdou, Mahamat Ali Mahamat, Muhawenimana Emmanuel, Coulibaly Noel, Ndoye Alain Khassim, Abdullahi Khalid, Lazarus John, Kirakoya Brahima, Ouattara Adama, Kabore Fasnewende Aristide
Modern Urology For Africa; University Teaching Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso. Electronic address: ouimzib@gmail.com., Modern Urology For Africa; University Teaching Hospital Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco; University Teaching Hospital, la Référence Nationale, N'Djamena, Chad., Modern Urology For Africa; PCEA CHOGORIA Hospital, Kenya., Modern Urology For Africa; Worabe Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia., University of Kara, Urology Department at the Regional Hospital Center of Sokodé, Togo., University Teaching Hospital, la Référence Nationale, N'Djamena, Chad., University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda., University Teaching Hospital of Treichville, Abidjan, Ivory Coast., Le Dantec Hospital, Dakar, Senegal., University Teaching Hospital Usmanu Danfodiyo, Sokoto, Nigeria., Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa., University Teaching Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso., University Teaching Hospital Sourou Sanon, Burkina Faso.
PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38653385