Ten-Year Experience with Open Prostatectomy in Maiduguri

Table 6

Postoperative complications.

Complications	Frequency (%)
Retrograde ejaculation	20 (7.9)
Clot retention	19 (7.5)
Wound infection	19 (7.5)
Incontinence of urine	17 (6.7)
Erectile dysfunction	17 (6.7)
Urinary tract infection	14 (5.5)
Vesicocutaneous fistula	13 (5.1)
Others	27 (10.7)

Others:
Epididymoorchitis = 8, cardiac failure = 2, and renal failure=1.
Bladder neck stenosis/stricture = 5.
Irritable bladder syndrome = 5.
Pneumonia/atelectasis = 4.
Deep vein thrombosis = 2.