[Bladder diverticulosis at a urologic service of the Ignace Deen de Conakry teaching hospital. Retrospective study of 28 cases]. / Les diverticules de la vessie au service d'urologie du CHU Ignace Deen de Conakry. Etude rétrospective de 28 cas.

ABSTRACT

From January 1st 1993 to December 31st 1998, 28 cases of bladder diverticula have been collected in Ignace Deen teaching hospital department of urology. The purpose of authors is to study the epidemiological aspects of diverticula of the bladder. They noted that bladder diverticula in 96.40% of cases are male disease, diagnosed by cystography, intravenous urography, ultrasonography or cystoscopy in 86%; and the etiology of bladder diverticula is a prostatic tumor in 68% of cases. A diverticulectomy is done by open surgery, associated to relieving outlet obstruction in 42.90%.