Whether a midline or transverse incision is used in abdominal surgery depends mainly on the disease, anatomy and potential effects on wound healing, pain and postoperative complications.

Descriptive analysis was performed and consensus of treatment variables was ... were eligible for analysis (85 (54%) midline, 54 (35%) transverse incisions). After midline incisions the fascia ...

Neither physician nor patient knew what kind of incision had been made. The study of 200 patients showed that pain perception and ... incision is transverse or midline depends mainly on the ...