Management of postfixation twins in mares.
Methods to manage twins after fixation include natural reduction,dietary reduction, transvaginal ultrasound-guided aspiration,surgical removal, craniocervical dislocation, and transabdominal ultrasound-guided injection. Of these, results have been inconsistent with regard to producing a single healthy foal, except for craniocervical dislocation. This new technique enables the twin to be reduced before complete placenta formation has occurred, allowing the remaining fetus to use the entire endometrial surface and grow to its full potential.
Wolfsdorf
Karen E
KE
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, 4250 Iron Works Pike, Lexington, KY 40511, USA. kwolfsdorf@hagyard.com
D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000662:veterinary*; D005508:Food Deprivation; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006736:Horses; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D018607:Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D014427:Twins; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000662:veterinary