Comparison of postoperative complications after Kustner and Pfannenstiel transverse suprapubic incisions

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 258, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 201-206

  Vercellini, P ^a   Cortesi, I ^a   Oldani, S ^a   Bologna, E ^a   Perotti, D ^a   Crosignani, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kustner incision; Laparotomy; Pfannenstiel incision; Postoperative morbidity; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADNEXA UTERI; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MYOMETRIUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0030035393     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004040050124     Document Type: Article

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