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ABDOMINAL INCISIONS IN THE LIGHT OF RECENT WORK ON THE INTERCOSTAL NERVES.
Author(s) -
Davies Francis,
Wakeley Cecil P. G.
Publication year - 1933
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1933.tb02584.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intercostal nerves , abdominal wall , anatomy , hernia , surgery
C onclusion and S ummary 1. The course and divisions of the intercostal nerves in the thoracic and abdominal walls are described in the light of recent work on this subject. 2. The estensive inter‐communications between neighbouring nerves, both in the thoracic and especially in the abdominal walls, are noted. 3. Although, owing to these inter‐communications, post‐operative hernia (zipart from sepsis) is not a common sequel even of the wide and variable incisions that are commonly practised, yet' the endeavour should always be made t o inflict the minimal damage to the nerves and musculature of the abdominal wall. From this point of view certain abdominal incisions are reviewed.