Early recognition of ectopic pregnancy
β Scribed by Saxena, B.B.; Landesman, Robert
- Book ID
- 122187806
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 223 KB
- Volume
- 149
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6868
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## Abstract In a survey of 235 consecutive cases of ectopic pregnancy it was found that over 50 per cent were incorrectly diagnosed by the general practitioner and 36 per cent by a hospital doctor. Ten per cent of patients were sent home before the diagnosis was made. Over 30 per cent of patients
Intramural ectopic pregnancy is a very rare diagnosis. Establishing a diagnosis is difficult and is often made intraoperatively. Demonstration of a live extrauterine gestation is the only specific sign of such a pregnancy. A small number of ectopic pregnancies are interstitial or cornual pregnancies