GENITO-URINARY RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERIES (GURS)
Sharab has now officially started its Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery (GURS) Service.
One of the most common operations performed in GURS is urethroplasty which refers to repair of narrowing of the walls of the urethra (water pipe) referred to as urethral stricture. It mostly affects men and causes them to have severe urinary problems including inability to pass urine all together. Urethral strictures are caused by injury from road traffic accidents, fall astride, infections and instrumentations. Urethroplasty is the gold standard treatment for urethral stricture. Specialists in this field are few all over the world.
This service was not previously available in The Gambia and is very rare in the West African region. Unfortunately, conditions similar to what our patient presented with are very common and those afflicted with them often lived a miserable life with no hope for cure.
However, now the landscape has changed thanks to this highly specialized new service added to the ever expanding Sharab Medical Center services and those afflicted with the problem can get help in The Gambia from within the country and the sub-region.