TRANSVERSE LOWER SEGMENT UTERINE INCISION IN CESAREAN-SECTIONS FOR TRANSVERSE LIE - A RETROSPECTIVE SURVEY

Authors
SEGAL S GEMER O SASSOON E
Citation
S. Segal et al., TRANSVERSE LOWER SEGMENT UTERINE INCISION IN CESAREAN-SECTIONS FOR TRANSVERSE LIE - A RETROSPECTIVE SURVEY, Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 255(4), 1994, pp. 171-172
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
09320067
Volume
255
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
171 - 172
Database
ISI
SICI code
0932-0067(1994)255:4<171:TLSUII>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A transverse lower uterine incision was made at cesarean section in 79 term patients with a singleton fetus in a transverse lie. The mean Ap gar score was 9.5 (SD 0.8). One infant sustained a fractured femur, an d another had a torticollis. In no case did the incision extend into t he uterine vessels.