Operación cesárea
Se expone el útero a través de la pared abdominal y se hace una incisión en la membrana uterina.
Se separan los músculos del útero, haciendo un hueco para extraer al bebé.
Se extrae al bebé a través de la abertura de la pared uterina, después de lo cual se cierra el útero con suturas.
Revision
Last reviewed 9/12/2011 by Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Bellevue, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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