[Essential features in the exploration and treatment of female urinary incontinence with a healthy bladder].

On the basis of more than 40 years' experience, the author emphasises the importance of a simple approach: history and physical examination. They must never be neglected, despite a number of traps which must be avoided. A review of technical data concludes with an assurance of the curability of this unpleasant condition provided certain precautions are taken. So-called "stress" incontinence is in fact only a surgically curable incontinence.