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Identify the name of the abdominal incision numbered ‘8’:

A. Kocher

B. Rutherford Morison

C. McEvedy

D. McBurney

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Correct Answer » B Explanation

Ans:B. Rutherford Morison.

ABDOMINAL INCISIONS

• Kocher: biliary or hepatic procedures

• Midline: general access;

• McBurney (Grid Iron): appendicectomy; muscle layers are split rather than cut

• Battle: appendicectomy (not used now)

• Lanz: appendicectomy; better cosmetic result than McBurney

• Paramedian: general access

• Transverse: general access; almost always used in infants and adults

• Rutherford Morison: access to sigmoid colon and pelvis, particularly if the midline is very scarred from previous surgery

• Pfannenstiel: access to bladder, uterus, Fallopian tubes and ovaries

• McEvedy incision: not used now