Open AccessOverview of paediatric urology practice in lagos state university teaching hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Abimbola Ayodeji Abolarinwa,
Olufemi Ojewuyi,
Adaobi Solarin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_182_19
Subject(s) - medicine , paediatric surgery , general surgery , hypospadias , pediatric urology , pediatrics , surgery
Paediatric urology is one of the subspecialities of urology, and in most climes, it is practised by the urologists and paediatric surgeons, and likewise in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). The urologists see and manage most of these cases in LASUTH. There has been no formal training in this subspeciality. However, both the urologists and paediatric surgeons in LASUTH have acquired some measure of skill and experience over time by virtue of the relatively high volume of the cases seen. This study is aimed at reviewing the practice of paediatric urology in the urology division of LASUTH and to advocate for formal training in an otherwise rare but direly needed subspeciality.