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Assessment of the Results of Stamey Bladder Neck Suspension
Author(s) -
KIRBY R. S.,
WHITEWAY J. E.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1989.tb05117.x
Subject(s) - suspension (topology) , urology , neck of urinary bladder , medicine , urinary bladder , mathematics , homotopy , pure mathematics
Summary— A total of 48 patients with genuine stress incontinence underwent endoscopic bladder neck suspension; 36 patients (75%) were completely cured of their incontinence but 12 (25%) suffered recurrent leakage. In 2 cases this was due to infection and erosion of the vaginal sutures; in 4 cases failure was ascribed to a small capacity bladder and “pipe‐stem” urethra. In the remaining 6 unsuccessful cases the Stamey sutures had cut through flimsy endopelvic fascia. It was concluded that endoscopic bladder neck suspension has advantages over colposuspension in terms of reduced dissection and hospital stay, but its success rate is lower than originally reported. Failures due to suture infection and buttress displacement may be avoided by not using Dacron and, instead, by picking up vaginal subdermis with nylon sutures‐the same tissue used to provide support in a Burch colposuspension.