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hysterotomy (metrotomy, uterotomy)

Indications: - C-section (pregnancy) - fetal surgery (fetal anomalies) - neural tube defect Procedure: - incision in the uterus, commonly laparoscopic

General

gynecologic surgery

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Wikipedia: Hysterotomy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysterotomy