Cesarean section

This article explains the medical term, for other meanings see section

Caesarean section ( Latin for "incision") is a medical term for several surgical techniques :

• Sectio alta - a "high bladder incision" to open theurinary bladderwhile protecting theperitoneum
• Sectio caesarea (Latin for "Caesarean section") - Caesarean section, in which the child is surgically removed from the mother's stomach
• Sectio parva abdominalis - anabdominalopening of theuterus("hysterotomy")carried outfor the purpose ofabortion
• Sectio vaginalis - a vaginal incision ("vaginal caesarean section") for surgical delivery

As cesarean section legalis (, legally valid section ') is defined as the post-mortem examination or "mortem", that is the court or official inspection of a body with the aim to clarify the leading to death circumstances.

The Sectio chirurgica (“surgical incision”) is a course offered by the University of Tübingen for medical students that shows surgical techniques and streams them live on the Internet.

See also

• Incision , the operative cut

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