title: Pelosi minimally invasive technique of cesarean section.
abstract: In the mid-1990s, the authors introduced a minimally invasive system of cesarean delivery. This article illustrates the improvements made since the technique's initial publication. The Pelosi Minimalist Cesarean procedure is the simplest and least traumatic approach of cesarean delivery. The procedure described herein features a short operating time, minimal instrumentation, reduced surgical dissection, decreased postoperative pain, and reduced risk of blood loss, infection, and wound complications. It is easily learned and cost-effective, with a brief postoperative recovery period.
authors.affiliation: Pelosi Women's Medical Center, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. mpelosi@aol.com
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pelosi
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pelosi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology