a surgical incision used in appendectomies, with temporary medial retraction of the rectus muscle.It is named after an English surgeon William Henry Battle. It is rarely used anymore because it produces ugly scar and sometimes incisional hernia.
a surgical incision used in appendectomies, with temporary medial retraction of the rectus muscle.It is named after an English surgeon William Henry Battle. It is rarely used anymore because it produces ugly scar and sometimes incisional hernia.