LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP OF SURGERY FOR URINARY-INCONTINENCE IN ELDERLY WOMEN

  • 1 January 1984
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 56  (5) , 478-481
Abstract
This study reviews the 3- to 5-yr follow-up of 35 elderly women treated by colposuspension for incontinence due to urethral sphincter incompetence (genuine stress incontinence). All patients had pre- and post-operative urodynamic studies and were followed up annually by clinical assessment and Urilos test. Patients (32) were subjectively cured and 31 objectively cured. Cystocele was corrected by the colposuspension. Rectocele and enteroce were frequently encountered at follow-up and prophylactic closure of the pouch of Douglas or posterior repair was recommended. Although the peak urine flow rate measurements at follow-up were reduced, no patient encountered difficulty in bladder emptying. The low operative and postoperative morbidity rate was due to careful preoperative medical selection.

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