Abdominal incisions Flashcards
What should incisions try to follow?
Langers lines
Should muscles be cut or split?
Split
How can surgical incisions be closed?
Sutures, staples, stern-strips, tissue, glue
What incision is used to access the appendix?
Lanz and Gridiron incision, both are made at mcburneys point, lanz is transverse and gridiron is oblique
Where is Mcburneys point?
Two-thirds from the umbilicus to the anterior superior iliac spine
Where does a midline laparotomy run from?
Xiphoid process to the pubic symphysis
What is a paramedian incision?
rarely done in the UK, used to access lateral viscera like the kidneys and spleen, incision is lateral to the midline
What is a Kocher incision?
Subcostal incision to get to the gallbladder and the biliary tree, incision is made parallel to the costal margin,
