Long-term follow-up results with the Stamey operation for stress incontinence of urine.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the results of the Stamey operation for genuine stress incontinence in those patients with over 10 years of follow-up.


METHODS
Of 46 patients who had undergone a Stamey procedure and had a follow-up of over 10 years, 30 were willing to attend for a clinical review and pad testing.


RESULTS
Of the 30 patients assessed, 20 were initially cured, a further eight were significantly improved and two were no better. At 10 years, the number totally dry had fallen to 10, but a further 15 were still symptomatically improved. Only three that had shown some initial benefit were subjectively no better than before the operation.


CONCLUSIONS
There appears to be a continuous decline in the cure rate with time from the Stamey procedure. However, most patients maintain some lasting benefit.
Mills
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Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, UK.
Persad
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Handley Ashken
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D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000601:surgery*