title: [Comparative study of Pfannenstiel's incision and transverse abdominal incision in gynecologic and obstetric surgery].
abstract: The ease of execution and the post-operative quality of 2 types of incision commonly performed in pelvic surgery were compared in a prospective randomised study: Pfannenstiel's incision was used in 59 patients and Mouchel's low transverse abdominal incision (LTA) in 60 patients. Results were evaluated 8 days and 3 months after the operation. There was no difference in immediate post-operative results between these two groups of patients. At the 3 month examination, hypoaesthesia of the skin was less frequent in patients who had been operated upon through the LTA incision. The authors conclude that the transmuscular incision is innocuous.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Hôpital Sud, CHU, Echirolles, Grenoble.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berthet
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Peresse
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Racinet
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation
vernacular_title: Etude comparative de l'incision de Pfannenstiel et de l'incision transversale transmusculaire. En chirurgie gynécologique et obstétricale.