STAMEY ENDOSCOPIC BLADDER NECK SUSPENSION FOR STRESS-INCONTINENCE

Female patients (60) with clinically demonstrable stress incontinence of urine have had a Stamey operation during the last 3 yr. The results have been good in curing stress incontinence, while the majority of the failures have been in patients with severe detrusor instability or a chronic cough. There have been few post-operative complications and urodynamic studies have shown improved cough urethral profiles and no evidence of bladder outflow obstruction. The Stamey procedure can be recommended as the initial operation for surgically curable incontinence. Mild bladder instability is not a contraindication to the operation, and it is also useful in elderly, unfit or obese patients.