DOI: 10.36347/sasjs

Pages: 161-166

Bladder Outlet Obstruction is a major urological problem frequently encountered in the aging population especially males. This condition leads to lower urinary tract symptoms which may be very distressing to the patients. Most times, presentation to a health facility is late with attendant complications. One hundred and three (103) patients records who were diagnosed with cancer of the prostate, benign prostate hyperplasia and urethral stricture. Their clinical characteristics and complications were collated and analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) Version 20.0 software and presented here for discussion. Out of the 103 patient, 54 patients (52.4%) were seen in the surgical outpatients department while 49 patients (47.6%) were seen in Accident and emergency department. 33 patients (32.0%) had cancer of the prostate (Cap) while 52 patients (50.5%) and 18 patients (17.5%) had benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and urethral stricture respectively. Urinary retention was the commonest complication of bladder outlet obstruction seen in 35.02%. 87.5% of the patient studied had anaemia at various levels of severity. Bladder outlet obstruction is a major urological condition with grave complication especially when patients present late. Urinary retention is a frequent occurrence and anemia of varying degrees is also encountered.