[Review of the management of enuresis in a Senegalese hospital].
The profile of enuretic patients consulting a hospital urology department was reviewed over a period of 15 months based on 102 cases. The study concerned 47 male subjects and 55female subjects with a mean age of 15 +/- 5.3 years. The mean weekly frequency of enuresis was 5.2 +/- 1.9 and enuresis occurred more than once a night for 41.6% of patients. Enuresis was primary in almost 67% of cases. Various aetiological factors for enuresis were identified from analysis of the clinical data and were generally associated: sleep factor (n=93), bladder factor (n=84), hormonalfactor (n=52). Patients were managed as a function of the factors identified. With a mean follow-up of 6 +/- 2.1 months, cure was obtained in 30.4% of cases and improvement was obtained in 24.5%. The various management problems are discussed as a function of socio-economic realities in Senegal and the authors emphasize the need for a multifactorial approach.
Service d'Urologie, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal. csylla@sentoo.sn
Cheickna
C
Sylla
Claude
C
Moreira
Marie-Louise
ML
Dieme
Abdoulaye Bobo
AB
Diallo
Prince Pascal
PP
Hounnasso
Babacar
B
Diao
Cyrille
C
Ze Ondo
Mamadou
M
Ba
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004775:Enuresis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012675:Senegal