Results of Abdominal Levator-Muscle Repair in Urinary Stress Incontinence

Abstract

Results of the abdominal levator-muscle repair in 175 stress incontinent women are presented. Two years after the operation 83% were cured or improved regarding urinary incontinence. The urodynamic evaluation revealed a normalization of the maximum flow rate, residual urine and cystometry in nearly all cases. The abdominal levator-muscle repair carried a low morbidity, and is especially recommended in women with combined urinary and anal incontinence.

Keywords::

• stress incontinence,
• anal incontinence
• levator-muscle repair
• operative results
• operative morbidity
• urodynamic evaluation