OBJECTIVE: To assess the results of the Stamey operation for genuine stress incontinence in those patients with over 10 years of follow-up. PATIENTS AND 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. CONCLUSION: There appears to be a continuous decline in the cure rate with time from the Stamey procedure. However, most patients maintain some lasting benefit.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the results of the Stamey operation for genuine stress incontinence in those patients with over 10 years of follow-up. PATIENTS AND 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. CONCLUSION: There appears to be a continuous decline in the cure rate with time from the Stamey procedure. However, most patients maintain some lasting benefit.