Episiotomy

Introduction: Episiotomy

Description of Episiotomy

Episiotomy: A surgical procedure where the perineum is cut in order to enlarge the vaginal opening for delivery.

Episiotomy: An incision of the posterior vaginal wall and a portion of the pudenda which enlarges the vaginal introitus to facilitate delivery and prevent lacerations.
Source: Diseases Database

Episiotomy: An incision of the posterior vaginal wall and a portion of the pudenda which enlarges the vaginal introitus to facilitate delivery and prevent lacerations.
Source: MeSH 2007

Episiotomy: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Episiotomy:

• Surgical
• Procedure
• Perineum
• Perineum symptoms (12 causes)
• Perineum pain (16 causes)
• Cut
• Vaginal
• Vaginal symptoms (443 causes)
• Vaginal pain (53 causes)

Hierarchical classifications of Episiotomy

The following list attempts to classify Episiotomy into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Obstetric Surgical Procedures
    • Delivery, Obstetric
      • Episiotomy

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Other procedures inducing or assisting delivery
• OBSTETRICAL PROCEDURES
• PROCEDURES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Episiotomy

• Rectal analgesia for pain from perineal trauma following childbirth (Cochrane Review)
• Absorbable synthetic versus catgut suture material for perineal repair (Cochrane Review)
• Episiotomy for vaginal birth (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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