The Ball-Burch procedure for stress incontinence with low urethral pressure.
Up to a 50% failure rate may be expected when genuine stress incontinence with low urethral pressure is treated with routine urethropexy. A combination of Ball and Burch procedures has been suggested as an acceptable alternative to a sling procedure for the condition. In this study, 18 women undergoing a Burch procedure and 48 undergoing a Ball-Burch procedure were available for follow-up urodynamic evaluation. The one-year objective failure rate of the Burch procedure was 38%, and that of the Ball-Burch procedure was 10%, for a statistically significant difference (P less than .05). The Ball-Burch procedure appears to be an effective means of curing women of genuine stress incontinence with low urethral pressure.
Bergman
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
Koonings
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Ballard
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014521:Urethra / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*