[Feasibility study of intra-utero surgical repair of fetal lamb].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the feasibility of intra-utero fetal lamb surgical repair.


METHODS
Six twin lambs underwent surgery intra-utero at 112 days of gestation (term 140 approximately 160 days). After maternal laparotomy and Hysterotomy, fetal lamb's toe was excised or its cleft lip was repaired in one of twin.


RESULTS
At 30 to 32 days post operation, five lambs were spontamcously delivered and the other was cesarean delivery to full term gestation. Fetal wounds healed without inflammation and scar formation.


CONCLUSIONS
The methods of fetal lamb intro utero surgical repair is feasible.
Xu
Huan
H
Affilicated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai 200011, China.
Li
Xiaotian
X
Pan
Mingming
M
Zhou
Guangxing
G
D000818:Animals; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000601:surgery*; D005865:Gestational Age; D012756:Sheep / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology*