TITLE:
Risk Factors for Erectile Dysfunction in Patients with Venous Priapism in Ivory Cost from 2014 to 2023
AUTHORS:
Abroulaye Fofana, Tawakultu Bolasade Adebayo-Kamagate, Noel Coulibaly, Evrard Kouame Yao, Issoufou Coulibaly, Kevin Djekett Marcel Adams Konan, Donafologo Daouda Yeo, Ange Felix Morel Aka, Legnima Sekou Michel Tuo
KEYWORDS:
Venous Priapism, Sickle Cell Disease, Ebbehoj, Erectile Dysfunction
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Urology,
Vol.15 No.10,
October
21,
2025
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Venous priapism is common among young people with sickle cell disease in Ivory Coast. Objective: To report the results of the management of venous priapism. Methods: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study, which concerned the files of patients received and treated in the Urology Department of the Cocody University Hospital for priapism from January 2014 to December 2023. Results: The mean age of the patients was 32.91 years, with extremes of 14 and 65 years. The Akans represented the most affected ethnic group in 39% of cases. Traders predominated with 21% of cases. The patients were mostly single in 65% of cases and came from economically modest communes (52% of cases). The cavernous-spongy shunts were performed with the Ebbehoj technique in 88% of cases. After surgical treatment, erectile dysfunction was present in 46% of patients. This dysfunction was related to age, sickle cell disease and treatment delay. Conclusion: The venous priapism is seen late in Ivory Coast. In the evolution, erectile dysfunction was found in 46%, which classifies it as an andrological emergency occurring most often in a young, disadvantaged population.