A Pfannenstiel incision l is a type of surgical incision that allows access to the abdomen. Because the exposure is limited this incision should be used only when surgery is planned on the pelvic organs. The Pfannenstiel incision offers large view of central pelvis but limits exposure to the lateral pelvis and upper abdomen, factors that limit the...
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a curved abdominal incision, the convexity being directed downward, just above the symphysis, passing through skin, superficial fascia, and aponeurosis, exposing the pyramidalis and rectus muscles, which are separated from each other in the midline, the peritoneum then being opened vertically. See illustration.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fahn′ĕn-shtēl Definitions: 1. an incision made transversely, and through the external sheath of the recti muscles, about 1 inch above the pubes, the muscles being separated at the midline in the direction of their fibers.
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