Comparative study of Pfannenstiel's incision and transverse abdominal incision in gynecologic and obstetric surgery
Berthet, J.; Peresse, J.F.; Rosier, P.; Racinet, C.
Presse Medicale 18(29): 1431-1433
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0755-4982 PMID: 2529524 Document Number: 336782
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.