Anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall, uterus, and pelvic organs

TY - CHAP

T1 - Anatomy of the anterior abdominal wall, uterus, and pelvic organs

AU - Cracchiolo, Bernadette M.

AU - Apuzzio, Joseph J.

PY - 2017/1/1

Y1 - 2017/1/1

N2 - A complete and thorough knowledge of female abdominal and pelvic anatomy is important for specialists in obstetrics and gynecology since patient safety in the operating room during surgery is critically dependent on this knowledge along with the appropriate functioning of the operating room team.1Therefore, this chapter reviews anatomy of the female pelvis with emphasis on avoiding anatomic complications of laparotomy and/or laparoscopic and robotic pelvic surgery2and on structures important in pelvic organ support and urinary continence.3,4.

AB - A complete and thorough knowledge of female abdominal and pelvic anatomy is important for specialists in obstetrics and gynecology since patient safety in the operating room during surgery is critically dependent on this knowledge along with the appropriate functioning of the operating room team.1Therefore, this chapter reviews anatomy of the female pelvis with emphasis on avoiding anatomic complications of laparotomy and/or laparoscopic and robotic pelvic surgery2and on structures important in pelvic organ support and urinary continence.3,4.

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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315382739

DO - https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315382739

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9781498720564

SP - 1

EP - 21

BT - Operative Obstetrics, Fouth Edition

PB - CRC Press

ER -