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incisión mento pubiana

English translation: I-shaped incision/straight line incision


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Spanish term or phrase:incisión mento pubiana
English translation:I-shaped incision/straight line incision
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Medical - Medical: Instruments
Spanish term or phrase: incisión mento pubiana
I am translating a medical report and I would like to have some help with the translation of this term into English.
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I-shaped incision/straight line incision
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es la denominada incisión mento- pubiana o de Virchow, desde la re- gión mentoneana hasta el pubis, contorneando la región umbilical por la izquierda. ...
www.csjn.gov.ar/cmf/cuadernos/pdf/vol3_2_2004/07.pdf – Similar

European/British vs American autopsy incision
While as you note the "Y" shape is common, I have seen European pathologists do a straight line incision (from chin to pubis), and have seen what I guess is ...
www.mailman.srv.ualberta.ca/pipermail/patho.../002654.html - Cached – Similar

07 Post Mortem Examination (Autopsy)
27 Jan 2009 ... Words per line: 12.4, 21.89. Words per page: 29.71, 317.21 ... i) I shaped incision : chin straight down to the symphysis pubis, ...
www.scribd.com/doc/.../07-Post-Mortem-Examination-Autopsy - Cached - Similar


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Incisions :
• 1. Head : incision : -transverse incision along the head from ear to ear. -scalp reflected anteriorly upto the orbits and posteriorly upto the external occipital protuberance. -circular cut around the cranium keeping close to the reflected cap.

• 2. neck , thorax and abdomen: 3 types : i. I – shaped ii. Y – shaped iii. Modified Y shaped

• i) I shaped incision : chin straight down to the symphysis pubis, passing either to the left or right of the umbilicus. • ii) Y shaped incision : - two similar incisions begin at a point close to the acromial process of each clavicle. - extend down below the breast to the xiphoid process where they unite. - from xiphoid process it is carried down to the symphysis pubis.

• iii) Modified Y shaped incision : - an incision is made in midline from suprasternal notch to the symphysis pubis. - incision extends from the suprasternal notch over the clavicle to its centre on both sides and then passed upwards over the neck behind the ear.

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I-shaped incision/straight line incision


Explanation:
[PDF]
07. Trezza ¥ 43/55
- [ Translate this page ]
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
es la denominada incisión mento- pubiana o de Virchow, desde la re- gión mentoneana hasta el pubis, contorneando la región umbilical por la izquierda. ...
www.csjn.gov.ar/cmf/cuadernos/pdf/vol3_2_2004/07.pdf – Similar

European/British vs American autopsy incision
While as you note the "Y" shape is common, I have seen European pathologists do a straight line incision (from chin to pubis), and have seen what I guess is ...
www.mailman.srv.ualberta.ca/pipermail/patho.../002654.html - Cached – Similar

07 Post Mortem Examination (Autopsy)
27 Jan 2009 ... Words per line: 12.4, 21.89. Words per page: 29.71, 317.21 ... i) I shaped incision : chin straight down to the symphysis pubis, ...
www.scribd.com/doc/.../07-Post-Mortem-Examination-Autopsy - Cached - Similar


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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-04 19:25:09 GMT)
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Incisions :
• 1. Head : incision : -transverse incision along the head from ear to ear. -scalp reflected anteriorly upto the orbits and posteriorly upto the external occipital protuberance. -circular cut around the cranium keeping close to the reflected cap.

• 2. neck , thorax and abdomen: 3 types : i. I – shaped ii. Y – shaped iii. Modified Y shaped

• i) I shaped incision : chin straight down to the symphysis pubis, passing either to the left or right of the umbilicus. • ii) Y shaped incision : - two similar incisions begin at a point close to the acromial process of each clavicle. - extend down below the breast to the xiphoid process where they unite. - from xiphoid process it is carried down to the symphysis pubis.

• iii) Modified Y shaped incision : - an incision is made in midline from suprasternal notch to the symphysis pubis. - incision extends from the suprasternal notch over the clavicle to its centre on both sides and then passed upwards over the neck behind the ear.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-04 19:25:54 GMT)
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last quote from this site:

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:OhEtsse4-yoJ:www.scribd...

liz askew
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