The Misgav Ladach method for cesarean section: Method description

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 615-621

  Holmgren, Gunnar ^a,d   Sjöholm, Lennart ^b   Stark, Michael ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Misgav Ladach General Hospital Israel   (Israel)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Joel Cohen incision; Misgav Ladach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FORCEPS; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INCISION; INDEX FINGER; OPERATION DURATION; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; STRETCHING; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; THUMB; UTERUS;

EID: 0033037581     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1999.780709.x     Document Type: Article

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