A total of 47 women with stress urinary incontinenc eunderwent periurethral injection of autolo9gous fat. Of the 47 women, 13 were related to intrinsic sphincter dydsfunciton and the others were anatomic incontinence. Patients's age ranged from
20
to 69
yerars(mean 55.8. The fat was harvested from the low abdominal wall by micro-liposuction unit. The fat was injected at 4 and 8 o'clock position and the mean quantity was 15.7ml. mean follow up was 16.2 months. Of the patients, 14 (29.8%) are
cured,
5
(10.6%) are improved, and 28 (59.6e%) are failed. Of the intrainsic sphincter dysfunction group, 6 (46.2%) are curedd, 2 (15.4%) are improved, and 5 (38.5%) asre failed. In contrast to the anatomic incontinence group 8 (23.5%) are cured, 3 (8.8%)
are
improved, and 23 (67.6%) are failed.
We conclude that the periurethral autologous fat injection is a safe, and low-cost, high benefit procedure in intrinsic sphincter dysfunction patients.
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