Modified Pereyra procedure under local anesthesia.

The modified Pereyra procedure, a retropubic urethropexy for the correction of anatomic stress urinary incontinence represents a safe, rapid, and well-tolerated technique for restoration of the normal retropubic position of the urethrovesical junction in selected patients. When general or regional anesthesia seem contraindicated due to age, medical risk, or anatomic factors, the procedure may be performed satisfactorily under local anesthesia. Of ten patients who underwent this procedure, nine reported excellent tolerance of the local technique. The postoperative hospital stay averaged three days. The average time from the injection of anesthesia to the termination of the surgical procedure was 45 minutes. Results were successful in 90%. This dependable surgical procedure for the correction of anatomic stress urinary incontinence may be performed in selected patients under local anesthesia with a high degree of patient tolerance.