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Patient satisfaction and objective outcomes after Burch colposuspension for female stress urinary incontinence: no mesh
Abstract
Aims: To evaluate clinical characteristics, objective and subjective outcomes, patient satisfaction, and postoperative complications in women undergoing Burch colposuspension for stress urinary incontinence.
Methods: This retrospective observational study included 137 women who underwent Burch colposuspension between 2018 and 2022. Objective outcomes were assessed using cough stress and pad tests preoperatively and at 6 months postoperatively. Subjective outcomes included a stress urinary incontinence severity score (0-5) and patient satisfaction measured using a 5-point Likert scale. Postoperative complications were recorded. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed.
Results: The mean age was 58.13±7.08 years and the mean body-mass index was 32.20±3.71 kg/m². At 6 months, 88.3% of patients demonstrated negative cough stress and pad test results. Symptom severity improved substantially, with 89.1% reporting a postoperative score of 0 compared to 43.8% reporting scores of 4-5 preoperatively. High patient satisfaction was observed, with 94.9% reporting scores of 4-5. Postoperative complications occurred in 9.5% of patients.
Conclusion: Burch colposuspension provides high short-term success rates, significant symptom improvement, and excellent patient satisfaction with an acceptable complication profile. However, longer-term follow-up studies are required to confirm the durability of these outcomes.

Keywords : Burch colposuspension, stress urinary incontinence, cough stress test, pad test, patient satisfaction, surgical outcomes

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Article available in :
Volume 9, Issue 3, 2026
Page : 780-785
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1906810
Article Information
Received : 10 Mar 2026
Accepted : 06 Nis 2026
Published : 19 May 2026
Corresponding Author :

İnci Öz: Department of Gynaecology of Obstetrics, Medicana Ataköy Hospital, İstanbul, Turkiye

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Citation : Öz İ, Öz AU. Patient satisfaction and objective outcomes after Burch colposuspension for female stress urinary incontinence: no mesh. J Health Sci Med. 2026;9(3):780-785. doi:10.32322/jhsm.1906810

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