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The stamey endoscopic bladder neck suspension

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The Stamey procedure has gained a favourable reputation as a highly effective operation for the treatment of genuine stress incontinence in the female. Technical ease, short operating time, brief hospitalization and minimal postoperative morbidity have all been claimed as particular advantages of this procedure. With correct patient selection and attention to operative detail, this technique has much to offer both young and old women who require surgical correction of genuine stress incontinence.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St James' University Hospital, Beckett Street, LS9 7TF, Leeds, UK

    M. D. Griffith-Jones & G. J. Jarvis

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Griffith-Jones, M.D., Jarvis, G.J. The stamey endoscopic bladder neck suspension. Int Urogynecol J 3, 245–249 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00455011

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