[Bilharziasis and urinary lithiasis: a study of 23 cases at the Gabriel Toure Hospital].

AIMS: Describe the clinical and therapeutic aspects of urinary stone on bilharziosis in the teaching hospital Gabriel Toure.

METHOD: It was about a prospective study done from January 1st to December 31, 2007 on all patients presenting a urinary stone with history of bilharziosis treated in the service of urology at the teaching hospital Gabriel Toure. Lost patients during the study were not included.

RESULTS

We brought together 23 cases of urinary stone on history of urinary bilharziosis. The mean age of our patients was 31 years with extreme of 10 and 64 years. Sex-ratio was 22 for men. Renal colic was the most frequent motive of consultation (30.4%). Fiver has been detected in 56.5% of cases.Stone has a renal localisation in 10 patients (43.5%), ureteral in 9 patients (39.1%) and vesical in 4(17.4%). Urine analysis has found following germs: Schistosoma haematobium (4 cases), positive cocci gram (3 cases), Enterococcus faecalis (1 case) and negative cocci gram (1 case). Moderate renal insufficiency has been detected in 4 patients (17.4%). Treatment has been surgical in 21 patients(91.3%). Nephrolithotomy was done in 7 patients (33.3%), ureterolithotomy in 7 others, cystolithotomyin 3 patients (14.3%), nephrectomy in 2 patients (9.5%), uretero-vesical reimplantation in 2 others.

CONCLUSION

The assessment of bilharziosis may decrease the frequency and prevent numerous and disastrous complications of urinary bilharziosis.