[Bonney maneuver and its derivatives: History, technique, significance and prognostic value].

Introduction: Historically a positive Bonney maneuver indicates the need for surgical management of stress urinary incontinence. This maneuver is regularly used in French daily practice without formal proof of its predictive value.

Material: A Medline search was performed with the terms "Bonney test" and "urinary incontinence" to include 10 relevant articles in this review.

Results: Eight articles study the mechanism of the maneuver or its derivatives, evoking a direct pressure on the urethra. Two studies are interested in the real predictivity of the maneuvers on the success of surgical treatment by urethral strip, reporting a positive predictive value of the Bonney maneuver between 96.2 and 100%.

Conclusion: Further studies are needed to objectify the utility of this maneuver.