Qom University of Medical Sciences Journal

Background and Objective
Urinary incontinence is a common complain in women. There are some methods in
modern and alternative medicine for treating this disorder. The aim of this study was to
evaluate long term outcome of anterior colporrhaply with Kelly plication for treatment
of stress urinary incontinence.
Methods
This descriptive-analytic study was done on 20 patients who underwent Kelly plication
for stress urinary incontinence between July to November 2005 in Beheshti Hospital of
Isfahan University of Medical Science. Primary data were collected before operation and
2 times after operation (4&24 months). Questionnaires were filled out to assess the
outcome of the procedure.
Results
The mean age of the patients was 42 years old. After 4 months of the surgery, %80 of
the patients had no complains of SUI. Recurrence of post operative urinary incontinence
after two years was 50 %.
Conclusion
This study showed high recurrence rate of the disorder after two years. Therefore preoperative
counseling to aware patients about high chance of recurrence is necessary.