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  2. Caesarean section - Wikipedia

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    Caesarean section, also known as C-section, cesarean, or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen. It is often performed because vaginal delivery would put the mother or child at risk (of paralysis or even death). [ 2 ]

  3. Hysterotomy - Wikipedia

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    A low vertical incision and a midline incision, also known as a classic caesarean incision, may be preferred during a labor that is preterm. Since the lower uterine segment is not yet fully developed during a preterm labor, these two incisions are preferred in order to provide adequate space for manipulations during delivery of the fetus.

  4. Pfannenstiel incision - Wikipedia

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    A Pfannenstiel incision for a caesarian section closed with surgical staples.The superior aspect of mons pubis and pubic hair are seen at bottom of the image.. A Pfannenstiel incision / ˈ f ɑː n ɪ n ʃ t iː l /, Kerr incision, Pfannenstiel-Kerr incision [1] or pubic incision is a type of abdominal surgical incision that allows access to the abdomen.

  5. Lower segment Caesarean section - Wikipedia

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    IP: Pfannenstiel incision. A lower (uterine) segment caesarean section (LSCS) is the most commonly used type of caesarean section. [1] Most commonly, a baby is delivered by making a transverse incision in the lower uterine segment, above the attachment of the urinary bladder to the uterus. This type of incision results in less blood loss and is ...

  6. Surgical incision - Wikipedia

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    Incisions used for caesarean section Is: Supra-umbilical incision Im: Median incision IM: Maylard incision IP: Pfannenstiel incision. Midline incision or midline laparotomy – The most common incision for laparotomy is the midline incision, a vertical incision which follows the linea alba. Midline incisions are particularly favoured in ...

  7. Delivery after previous caesarean section - Wikipedia

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    If the previous caesarean(s) involved a low transverse incision there is less risk of uterine rupture than if there was a low vertical incision, classical incision, T-shaped, inverted T-shaped, or J-shaped incision. A previous successful vaginal delivery (before or after the caesarean section) increases the chances of a successful VBAC.

  8. Laparotomy - Wikipedia

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    It is the incision of choice for Cesarean section and for abdominal hysterectomy for benign disease. A variation of this incision is the Maylard incision in which the rectus abdominis muscles are sectioned transversally to permit wider access to the pelvis. [7] This was pioneered by the Scottish surgeon Alfred Ernest Maylard (1855–1947) in ...

  9. Self-inflicted caesarean section - Wikipedia

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    Ramírez cut through her skin in a 17-centimetre (6.7 in) [3] vertical line several centimeters to the right of her navel, starting near the bottom of the ribs and ending near the pubic area. (For comparison: a typical C-section incision is 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long, horizontal and well below the navel, the Pfannenstiel incision.)