A peritympanic incision is a surgical cut made around the tympanic membrane (eardrum) during procedures involving the middle ear, such as tympanostomy or tympanoplasty. This incision allows access to the middle ear space for treatment of conditions like chronic otitis media or to insert ventilating tubes. It is typically performed by an otolaryngologist and aims to minimize trauma to the surrounding structures while facilitating effective treatment.
lynch incision or lateral incision
A vertical incision is called a transverse or Pfannenstiel incision depending upon the procedure.
Most of the time the incision will be located inside the nose and will not be visible. The size of the incision is small.
This may hurt a bit; I'm going to make a small incision in the back of your hand.
The base word of incision is incise.The surgeon had to incise the wound. The incision later began to heal nicely.
Supra means abonve and clavicle is collar bone. Supraclavicle incision is an incision above the collar bone.
it is a incision for appendicectomy , similar to right paramedian and difference is rectus muscle is retracted medially in battle incision.
No, an oblique incision is not the same as a transverse incision. An oblique incision is made at an angle to the body's axis, typically used to facilitate access to certain anatomical structures. In contrast, a transverse incision runs horizontally across the body, parallel to the ground. Each type of incision serves different surgical purposes and is chosen based on the specific requirements of the procedure.
an incision.horizontally (the "bikini incision") across the pubic hairline.
depth of the incision
The suffix that means incision (cutting into tissue) is "-otomy." For example, a thoracotomy is an incision into the chest wall.
Thoracotomy means surgical incision of the chest or thorax. A incision into the chest is done with two different methods. A incision into the front of the chest is known as a Median Sternotomy. This is usually the incision used for cardiac bypass, valve replacement, etc. A incision into the side of the chest is known as a Thoracotomy.