THE EFFECT OF STUDY METHODOLOGY ON REPORTED SUCCESS RATES OF THE MODIFIED PEREYRA BLADDER NECK SUSPENSION

Purpose: We compared surgical results in a cohort of women after modif ied Pereyra bladder neck suspension using questionnaire based outcomes analysis versus a retrospective chart review. Materials and Methods: Of 151 patients who underwent modified Pereyra bladder neck suspension 102 had complete questionnaire and chart data for review. Mean patien t age was 56 years and followup was 25 months. Results: According to o utcomes analysis 48 patients (47.1%) were cured and in 65 (64%) stress urinary incontinence improved compared to 74 (72%) cured and 89 (89%) improved by retrospective review. Of the 102 chart review patients 10 (9%) reported daily pad use compared to 55 of the 102 (53%) in the qu estionnaire study. Conclusions: This study controls for patient select ion, definition of cure and length of followup, and demonstrates that study methodology profoundly affects reported outcomes for the modifie d Pereyra bladder neck suspension.