For both incisions, two options are possible (and your two may not be the same): A low-transverse incision. This cut, across the lower part of the uterus, is used in 95% of C-sections, because the ...

Whether a midline or transverse incision is used in abdominal ... differentiation between upper and lower abdominal incisions is important, as the latter could result in less impairment of ...

Results: 157 out of 599 patients were eligible for analysis (85 (54%) midline, 54 (35%) transverse incisions). After midline incisions the fascia was closed continuously in 55 patients (65% ...

Complications were also just as frequent, except for wound infections, which were more frequent for transverse incisions, possibly due to circulatory problems. The surgeons in Heidelberg thus ...