Successive elective caesarean sections were performed with scalpel (group 1) and electrosurgery (group II) in 8 goats each. Uterine specimens collected 45 days after 2nd caesarean section from hysterotomy sites revealed no adhesion formation at the 1st caesarean section sites in both groups. Mild to moderate degree of adhesion formation between uterus and abdominal wall was only seen at the sites of 2nd caesarean section only in 2 and 3 animals of groups I and II, respectively. The bursting pressure recorded after 45 days of 2nd caesarean section evidenced strong union at the hysterotomy sites of 1st and 2nd caesarean sections in both groups. The angiograms revealed hypervascularization along the hysterotomy sites of 2nd caesarean section, whereas 1st caesarean section sites did not reveal any marked vascular change in both groups. Microscopic examination of early stages (2nd caesarean section) demonstrated the presence of greater inflammatory reaction and necrotic tissue debris in electrosurgery group. At later stages (sites of 1st caesarean section), the healing was comparable and complete by fibrous tissue formation.
Caesarean section, Electrosurgery, Goats, Uterine healing
