A GRID iron is an intentional malapropism. In medicine, one gridiron is the type of incision used in appendectomy, the removal of an inflamed appendix, a vestige of the gut with little or no use but a litany of woes. Here, alternating criss crossing cuts are employed as progress is made into the abdominal cavity.
This is a deliberate platform created to prevent a laterday complication of herniation- the protrusion of intestinal contents through the abdominal wall sequel to weakened muscles.
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