Delivery of Impacted Fetal Head at Caesarean Section - Surgical Technique
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1992
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Ghana Medical Journal
Abstract
A type of U-shaped incision with a broad base to
deliver the impacted fetal head or the neglected
shoulder at cesarean Section is presented. This incision
combined with an assistant dislodging the
wedged fetal head upwards before incising the lower
segment of the uterus prevented lateral extension
into the uterine arteries in 56 patients at the Korle Bu
Teaching Hospital. The surgical technique is described.
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Journal Article on Delivery of Impacted Fetal Head
Keywords
Impacted fetal head, Caesarean section, Surgical technique