What Does Pubiotomy Mean?

Medical Definition of pubiotomy
: surgical division of a pubis lateral to the pubic symphysis especially to facilitate delivery.

What is Pubiotomy?

an operation to divide the pubic bone near the symphysis, the front midline where the left and right pubic bones meet. Pubiotomy is now only rarely performed during childbirth if it is necessary to increase the size of an abnormally small pelvis to allow passage of the child and a Caesarean section is contraindicated.

What is a Symphysiotomy operation?

Symphysiotomy is an operation that is done to increase the size of the pelvic outlet to permit vaginal delivery of a baby. The procedure involves surgically dividing, under local anaesthesia, the cartilage of the symphysis pubis. The skin incision is 1.5–3 cm long.

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