Joel-Cohen or Pfannenstiel incision at cesarean delivery: Does it make a difference?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1040-1046

  Franchi, Massimo ^a   Hezzi, F G ^a   Aio, L R ^b   E, D ^c   Iglierina, M M ^a   Gosti, M A ^d   Olis, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d Ospedale F del Ponte   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Joel Cohen; Pfannenstiel; Pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; EVALUATION; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JOEL COHEN INCISION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEWBORN; PFANNENSTIEL INCISION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SKIN INCISION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0036847955     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2002.811108.x     Document Type: Article

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