Fetal repair of surgically-created gastroschisis in a lamb model may improve postnatal feeding tolerance and intestinal motility: A pilot study

Gastroschisis remains a morbid and costly congenital defect, predominantly owing to sequelae of intestinal dysmotility and malabsorption. Although fetal surgical repair has been demonstrated in a lamb model, it is unclear whether this improves intestinal motility and feeding tolerance.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery - January 23, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Jamie E. Anderson, Laura A. Galganski, Christopher D. Pivetti, Melissa A. Vanover, Jacob T. Stephenson, Rachel Brownlee, Betty Ma, Diana L. Farmer, Shinjiro Hirose Source Type: research