lower segment cesarean section

… Corpus incision is a classic surgical procedure, and is not performed unless necessary due to the high incidence of bleeding during surgery and postoperative adhesions. Currently, the most common procedure is abdominal intraperitoneal lower segment uterine transverse incision (lower segment cesarean section), and on average, cesarean sections are performed in 4-5% of deliveries. In this case, the conditions are that the fetus is alive and capable of living outside the mother's body, and that the mother can tolerate the surgery. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "lower segment cesarean section" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…体部切開は古典的な術式で，術中出血や術後癒着が多いため，必要な場合を除いて行われない。現在最も一般的なのは腹式腹膜内子宮下部横切開＝子宮下部帝王切開lower segment cesarean sectionで，平均して分娩数の4～5％に帝王切開が行われている。この場合，胎児が生存し，母体外生活が可能なこと，母体が手術に耐えられることなどが条件になる。…

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