Objective: To study the pyeloureteral junction syndrome in the urology department of the UHC (University Hospital Center) of Cocody. Methodology: This is a retrospective, analytical study, covering a period of twenty-two years (January 2001 to December 2023) of patients with pyeloureteral junction syndrome in the department. Only confirmed cases were included. Results: We collected 15 cases in 22 years, giving an annual average of 0.7 cases. The average age was 31.5 years, ranging from 20 to 60 years. The M/F sex ratio was 1.5. The diagnosis was postnatal in all our patients. Lumbar and/or abdominal pain was noted in 11 patients (73.3%). Provoked lumbar and/or abdominal pain, lumbar and/or abdominal mass were the most common physical signs (93.3%). The involvement was right in 9 cases (60%) and bilateral in one patient (6.7%). Uroscan was performed in all our patients and confirmed the diagnosis. Renal function was normal in 93.33% of cases. Urine culture was performed in 13 of our patients (86.67%) and returned sterile in 60% of cases. Nephrectomy was performed in 10 patients (66.7%), pyeloplasty in 5 patients (33.3%). Conclusion: Uroscanner is the reference examination, having been performed in all patients, it allowed us to confirm the diagnosis. The management in our series was dominated by nephrectomy which reflects the late diagnosis and management.
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Ureteropelvic Junction Syndrome, Postnatal Diagnosis, Uroscanner, Pyeloplasty
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Kouame, B., Kramo, F. N., Coulibaly, I., Drabo, A., Armand, T. K. W. (2025). Epidemio-clinical and Therapeutic Aspects of the Pyeloureteral Junction Syndrome in the Urology Department of the Cocody Chu from 2001 to 2023. International Journal of Clinical Urology, 9(2), 170-179. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijcu.20250902.21
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Kouame, B.; Kramo, F. N.; Coulibaly, I.; Drabo, A.; Armand, T. K. W. Epidemio-clinical and Therapeutic Aspects of the Pyeloureteral Junction Syndrome in the Urology Department of the Cocody Chu from 2001 to 2023. Int. J. Clin. Urol. 2025, 9(2), 170-179. doi: 10.11648/j.ijcu.20250902.21
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Urology Department of the University Hospital Center, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Cocody-Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Urology Department of the University Hospital Center, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Cocody-Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Urology Department of the University Hospital Center, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Cocody-Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Urology Department of the University Hospital Center, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Cocody-Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Urology Department of the University Hospital Center, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Cocody-Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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