title: Long-term follow-up of women treated with perurethral Teflon injections for stress incontinence.
abstract: The perurethral injection of Teflon has been advocated as a simple, economical and effective treatment of stress incontinence in women. We have reviewed patients treated by this technique in Nottingham. Improvement in their symptoms fell from 80% immediately after operation to 27% at follow-up 3 years later. Because of the disappointing long-term results we have abandoned this procedure for the treatment of stress incontinence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, City Hospital, Nottingham.
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Beckingham
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wemyss-Holden
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Lawrence
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000628:therapy*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene