medical Definition of Dührssen's incisions
:a set of three incisions in the cervix of the uterus to facilitate delivery if dilation is inadequate
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Dührssen's incisions
noun plural
Dührs·sen's incisions
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Biographical Note for dührssen's incisions
Dührssen
\ˈdᵫ̅r-sən\, Alfred (1862–1933),
German obstetrician-gynecologist. Dührssen is regarded as one of the founders of modern surgical gynecology. In 1893 he developed a technique for facilitating labor by making incisions in the cervix which are now known as Dührssen's incisions. In 1895 he introduced a new variation of the cesarean section in which the surgery was performed via the vaginal canal. A full description of the operation was published in 1898. He also did research on abdominal cancer.
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