Completed pregnancy following vascularized heterotopic autotransplantation of the Fallopian tube in the ewe.
Transplantation of the Fallopian tube is a technically feasible operation. Previous authors have reported pregnancies following turbo-ovarian transplants, but there appears to be no record of gestation following transplantation of the isolated oviduct. This communication illustrates the method that we have used to perform Fallopian tube transplants in the ewe and documents our first full-term pregnancy following this operation. It provides further evidence of the technical feasibility of Fallopian tube transplants.
D000818:Animals; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D008722:Methods; D010053:Ovary / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal; D012756:Sheep; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014599:Uterus / Q000601:surgery