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  2. Fetoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Fetoscopy is an endoscopic procedure during pregnancy to allow surgical access to the fetus, the amniotic cavity, the umbilical cord, and the fetal side of the placenta.A small (3–4 mm) incision is made in the abdomen, and an endoscope is inserted through the abdominal wall and uterus into the amniotic cavity.

  3. Appendectomy - Wikipedia

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    The standardization of an incision is not best practice when performing an appendectomy given that the appendix is a mobile organ. [9] A physical exam should be performed prior to the operation and the incision should be chosen based on the point of maximal tenderness to palpation. [9] These incisions are placed for appendectomy:

  4. Lower segment Caesarean section - Wikipedia

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    Is: Supra-umbilical incision Im: Median incision IM: Maylard incision 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 ...

  5. Fetal circulation - Wikipedia

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    The fetal circulation is composed of the placenta, umbilical blood vessels encapsulated by the umbilical cord, heart and systemic blood vessels. A major difference between the fetal circulation and postnatal circulation is that the lungs are not used during the fetal stage resulting in the presence of shunts to move oxygenated blood and ...

  6. Omphalotomy - Wikipedia

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    The Umbilical cord stump, left behind after omphalotomy. Omphalotomy is the medical procedure that involves the cutting of the umbilical cord after childbirth. [1] The word omphalotomy is derived from the prefix omphal(o)-, from the Ancient Greek word ὀμφαλός (omphalós), meaning navel, and the suffix-tomy, also from Ancient Greek, meaning incision.

  7. Single-port laparoscopy - Wikipedia

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    Single-port laparoscopy through the navel. Single-port laparoscopy (SPL) is a recently developed technique in laparoscopic surgery.It is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which the surgeon operates almost exclusively through a single entry point, typically the patient's navel.

  8. Velamentous cord insertion - Wikipedia

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    0.1%-1.8% of pregnancies [6] Velamentous cord insertion is a complication of pregnancy where the umbilical cord is inserted in the fetal membranes . It is a major cause of antepartum hemorrhage that leads to loss of fetal blood and associated with high perinatal mortality.

  9. Navel - Wikipedia

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    Protrusion: The umbilical cord remnant is completely divulged, exposing the full umbilical scar. Circlet: Although the entirety of the umbilical cord remnant sits out with the umbilical collar, the centre of the knot is inset by a deep fissure. Unlike a split outie, in this form the fissure is contained centrally and does not extend past the ...