Department of Surgery and Urology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.
Department of Surgery, 37 Military Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Aug 6;36:251. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.251.21419. eCollection 2020.
there is a high incidence of prostate cancer among men of African descent. The disease tends to occur at an early age with a tendency to be aggressive. The objective was to determine the practice of urologists in the West African sub-region regarding treatment of localized prostate cancer, the use of nomograms and their perception of the usefulness of nomograms.
this was a cross-sectional study that involved urologists practicing in the West African sub-region attending urology and surgery conferences of the "Société Internationale d´Urologie", West African college of surgeons and the Ghana association of urological surgeons. A structured questionnaire was used that sort to ascertain the treatment modalities used for localized prostate cancer and the use of nomograms in the sub-region. The study period spanned the years 2018 and 2019.
fifty-six urologists practicing in eleven West African countries responded. Fifty percent had been in practice for less than 5 years. Sixty eight percent (38/56) had been involved in the treatment of localized prostate cancer. Radical prostatectomy was widely available and the treatment modality most used 94.7% (36/38). Nomograms was used by 57.9% of them (22/38) with the Partin tables being the most commonly used nomogram (34.2%). No Locally developed nomogram for treatment of localized prostate cancer was identified.
radical prostatectomy is the commonest treatment modality used for the management of localized prostate cancer in the West Africa sub-region. Majority of the urologists used nomograms with the Partin tables being the most used.
非洲裔男性中前列腺癌的发病率很高。这种疾病往往在年轻时发生，且具有侵袭性。目的是确定西非次区域泌尿科医生在治疗局限性前列腺癌、使用诺莫图以及对诺莫图有用性的看法方面的实践情况。
这是一项横断面研究，涉及在参加“国际泌尿科协会”、西非外科医生学院和加纳泌尿科医生协会泌尿科和外科会议的西非次区域执业的泌尿科医生。使用了一份结构化问卷，旨在确定用于治疗局限性前列腺癌的治疗方式以及在该次区域使用诺莫图的情况。研究期间为 2018 年至 2019 年。
来自 11 个西非国家的 56 名泌尿科医生做出了回应。其中 50%的人从业时间不到 5 年。68%（38/56）曾参与局限性前列腺癌的治疗。广泛开展了根治性前列腺切除术，且 94.7%（36/38）的治疗方式为最常用的治疗方式。57.9%（22/38）的人使用了诺莫图，其中最常用的是帕丁表（34.2%）。未发现用于治疗局限性前列腺癌的本地开发的诺莫图。
根治性前列腺切除术是西非次区域治疗局限性前列腺癌最常用的治疗方式。大多数泌尿科医生使用诺莫图，其中帕丁表是最常用的。
