Surgical Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence

1. In the initial evaluation of patients with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) desiring to undergo surgical intervention, clinicians should include the following components:

• History, including assessment of bother
• Physical examination, including a pelvic examination
• Objective demonstration of SUI with a comfortably full bladder (any method)
• Assessment of post-void residual urine (any method)
• Urinalysis