<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">OJU</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Open Journal of Urology</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2160-5440</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/oju.2016.64012</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">OJU-65787</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Medicine&amp;Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  Trauma of External Genitalia by Firearm: Therapeutic Strategy and Result, about a Case at CHU-YO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>lôtaire</surname><given-names>Alexis Marie Kiemdiba Donega Yameogo</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Brahima</surname><given-names>Kirakoya</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Moussa</surname><given-names>Kaboré</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Fasnéwindé</surname><given-names>A. Kaboré</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Bienvenue</surname><given-names>D. Ky</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Boukary</surname><given-names>Kabré</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Barnabé</surname><given-names>Zango</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Department of Urology, Yalgado Ouédraogo Teaching Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>kaborem391@yahoo.com(MK)</email>;</corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>11</day><month>04</month><year>2016</year></pub-date><volume>06</volume><issue>04</issue><fpage>63</fpage><lpage>66</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>7</day>	<month>February</month>	<year>2016</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>accepted</day>	<month>19</month>	<year>April</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>22</day>	<month>April</month>	<year>2016</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
  Introduction: Ballistic traumas of the external genitalia are rare especially in civil practice. Emergency surgical exploration is the rule. Case Report: Mr. F.Y., 29 years old, a security agent, admitted to the Urological Emergency Unit of Yalgado Ou&#233;draogo University Hospital of Ouagadougou for trauma of the penile and left purse by firearm. The clinical examination revealed a good hemodynamic status, bladder distension. A suprapubic catheterization was performed. We noted a transfixing and bleeding wound on the penile, and on the left purse which was edematous. The patient was admitted to the operation room 07 hours after trauma. Exploration found a total destruction of the left testicle classified grade 5 of the classification of the American Association of the Surgery of Trauma (AAST). We performed a left orchiectomy. There was a partial rupture of the ventral face of the penile urethra. We performed an end-to-end anastomosis on a Foley catheter CH 18. The Foley catheter was removed after two weeks. Urination was spontaneous without dysuria. Erections were painless and without kinking of penile. Conclusion: Open traumas of the external genitalia are rare and their treatment is an extreme surgical emergency.
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Trauma</kwd><kwd> External Genitalia</kwd><kwd> Firearms</kwd><kwd> Emergency</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>Traumas of the external genitalia by firearms are extremely rare [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref1">1</xref>] . They mainly affect young population [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref1">1</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref2">2</xref>] . Injuries can be severe and complex. The time between injury and treatment is an important component of the subsequent functional outcome. Facing this lesional complexity, a question arises: should we immediately repair urethral and corpora cavernosa lesions? Two therapeutic approaches are opposed [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref3">3</xref>] . But the best approach is to consider the risks of infection and the importance of the defect [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref2">2</xref>] . We report a case to describe the lesion complexity and our therapeutic strategy. We obtained the informed consent from the patient for this study.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Case Report</title><p>Mr. F.Y., 29-year-old, a security agent, admitted to the urological emergency unit of Yalgado Ou&#233;draogo Uni- versity Hospital of Ouagadougou for trauma of the penile and left purse by firearm. During a brawl the patient had been knocked to the ground with reception on the left side of the body. The pistol of 9 mm he had in the left pocket of his trousers was actuated accidentally with reception of the projectile on the penile and the left purse. The patient was admitted 05 hours after the trauma. The clinical examination revealed a good hemodynamic status, bladder distension. A suprapubic catheterization was performed. We noted a transfixing and bleeding wound of the penile with urethral bleeding, a transfixing and bleeding wound on the left purse which was edematous (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>). At the left purse painful swelling were noted. The left scrotal content was difficult to palpate. The patient was admitted to the operation room 07 hours after trauma. First we performed a longitudinal incision on the left purse. Exploration found a large hematoma that we evacuated. There was a total destruction of the left testicle classified grade 5 of the classification of the American association of the Surgery of trauma (AAST) (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>). We performed a left orchiectomy. Secondly we performed a coronal incision. Undressing of the penile noted a partial rupture of the ventral side of the penile urethra (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref>). The albuginea of the corpora cavernosa is intact. We performed an end-to-end anastomosis on a Foley catheter CH 18. The supra-pubic catheter was removed just at the end of the intervention. Medical treatment with tetanus vaccine, tetanus antitoxin and antibiotics was administered. The Foley catheter was removed after two weeks. At the removal of the catheter, urination was spontaneous without dysuria. Erections were painless and without kinking of penile (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref>). The patient was seen after six months. Urination and erections were normal.</p><fig id="fig1"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref></label><caption><title> Inlet and outlet</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-5000333x7.png"/></fig><fig id="fig2"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref></label><caption><title> Necrotic left testicle</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-5000333x8.png"/></fig><fig id="fig3"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref></label><caption><title> Rupture of the urethra</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-5000333x9.png"/></fig><fig id="fig4"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref></label><caption><title> Three weeks after</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/2-5000333x10.png"/></fig></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Discussion</title><p>Genitalia injuries by firearms constitute a surgical emergency. These injuries are rare, especially in civil practice. This scarcity is highlighted in most published series. In USA, after an experience of 20 years Simhan reported 97 cases of scrotal gunshot wound. In S&#233;n&#233;gal, BAH et al. reported six cases in 04 years [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref1">1</xref>] . In Burkina Faso, Kambou T. et al. reported no cases of ballistic trauma genitalia over a period of eight years [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref4">4</xref>] . However, the incidence of all the injuries by firearms increases every year. In Burkina Faso, PWH Dakour&#233; et al. reported 39 cases of ballistic trauma over a period of 18 months without any cases of external genitalia trauma [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref5">5</xref>] . The increased incidence of ballistic trauma could find an explanation in the proliferation of small arms and intensification of crime. The corollary of this great crime is the exponential increase in security companies employing workers who are not highly trained in handling weapons adding a risk factor of ballistic trauma. Clinically injury of the anterior urethra was suspected if there is an urethral bleeding and acute urinary retention. The urethral bleeding occurs in at least 75% of cases of trauma of the anterior urethra. It is practically constant for some authors [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref6">6</xref>] . The absence of a rupture of the corpora cavernosa in our case could be explained by the tangential trajectory of the projectile. The surgical management of open external genitalia trauma should be done urgently [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref7">7</xref>] . In cases of ballistic trauma of the external genitalia, a surgical treatment before the first six hours remains the ideal. Beyond six hours, tissue necrosis appears and threatens the conservative treatment. This is the case of our patient who was admitted to the operation room 07 hours after the trauma and in whom it was performed a left orchiectomy. Mianne D. et al. have reported an orchiectomy rate of 50% to 60% in war practice [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref2">2</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref8">8</xref>] . The urethral injury was repaired in our case by an end to end anastomosis through a disrobing of the penile. Regarding the urethral injury we have two strategies: while some adopt immediate repair as Husmann DA [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref9">9</xref>] , others rather advocate a two-stage treatment because of the risk of infection [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref3">3</xref>] . The best attitude is to consider the risks of infection and the importance of the defect [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref2">2</xref>] . In our patient there was no loss of urethral substance. This allowed us to perform urethroplasty in a time. We think that the complete disrobing of the penis is the best approach to treat penile lesions. That takes on its sense especially if it is a ballistic trauma because the trajectory of the projectile is unpredictable. To avoid missing a lesion of the corpora cavernosa a complete undressing of the penile must be done. This prevents erectile dysfunction and a possible forensic problem. The projectile trajectory is unpredictable and lesion assessment is exhaustive in intraoperative. The early treatment determines functional outcomes in trauma genitalia. Disruption of semen analysis after purse trauma with testicular damage is almost constant in most published series. It would be due to the production of anti-sperm antibodies or testicular atrophy [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref10">10</xref>] - [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.65787-ref12">12</xref>] .</p></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Conclusion</title><p>Open injuries of external genitalia are a urological emergency but above andrological. An early treatment can improve functional and esthetic outcome. The best attitude is to consider the risks of infection and the importance of the defect. The complete undressing of the penile is the best way to treat urethral lesions and those of the corpora cavernosa.</p></sec><sec id="s5"><title>Conflict of Interests</title><p>None.</p></sec><sec id="s6"><title>Cite this paper</title><p>Cl&#244;taire Alexis Marie Kiemdiba Donega Yameogo,Brahima Kirakoya,Moussa Kabor&#233;,Fasn&#233;wind&#233; A. Kabor&#233;,Bienvenue D. Ky,Boukary Kabr&#233;,Barnab&#233; Zango, (2016) Trauma of External Genitalia by Firearm: Therapeutic Strategy and Result, about a Case at CHU-YO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. 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