Eviscerations and Enucleations’ Etiologies at the University Hospital HKM of Cotonou

Abstract

Aim: Study the etiological profile of evisceration and enucleation at the University Hospital HKM of Cotonou. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive, analytical and retrospective study which took place from January 1st , 2006 to December 31st , 2016. It concerned all the files of the patients having benefited from evisceration/enucleation. Results: 64 subjects were identified with a sex ratio of 1.78. The average age was 37.83 ± 10.7 years old. These 2 interventions had an overall prevalence of 4.31% that of evisceration was 3.84% versus 0.47% for enucleation. The main cause was traumatic (56.1%) for evisceration and tumoral (6 cases out of 7) for enucleation. Conclusion: Evisceration and enucleation are not uncommon. Traumatic causes are the most gutting while enucleation is mainly due to tumors. It is important that preventive measures are implemented to reduce their prevalence.