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Stamey's abdominovaginal needle colposuspension for the correction of female genuine stress urinary incontinence
Long‐term Results

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Pages 419-423 | Received 20 Mar 2003, Accepted 12 May 2003, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the long‐term continence rate, subjective satisfaction and treatment‐associated morbidity in a carefully selected group of patients undergoing Stamey bladder neck suspension.

Material and Methods: We studied 24 women with objectively validated genuine stress urinary incontinence (GSI) who were treated using the Stamey needle colposuspension method. Follow‐up was performed by means of a questionnaire, a urodynamic assessment and a new standardized quantification test. Time to follow‐up ranged from 28 to 100 months (mean 63 months).

Results: Of the 24 patients, 20 (83%) reported an improvement in clinical symptoms for a mean of 37 (range 12–84) months at the evaluation and 10 (42%) were completely continent after the Stamey procedure. Four patients (17%) reported a poor outcome of the operation, but in only one case could this be related to recurrent GSI. Treatment‐associated morbidity was low but the frequency of postoperative urgency symptoms was higher than that reported in other studies (21%).

Conclusion: In a selected population of pure GSI patients with no demonstrable detrusor overactivity, the Stamey bladder neck suspension procedure appears a feasible therapeutic option with few complications.

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