Battle incision

Battle incision

a paramedian incision through the anterior and posterior rectus sheaths with medial retraction of the intact rectus abdominis. [William Henry Battle, English surgeon (1855-1936)]

Bat·tle in·ci·sion

(bat'ĕl in-sizh'ŭn) A paramedian abdominal incision traversing the anterior and posterior rectus sheaths but with medial retraction of the rectus muscle. [William Henry Battle, English surgeon (1855-1936)]

Battle,

William H., English surgeon, 1855-1936. Battle incisionBattle operationBattle sign - postauricular ecchymosis in cases of fracture of the base of the skull.