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Ectopic pregnancy without laparotomy: defining the incidence of manageable patients
Author(s) -
Sauer M.V.,
Rand T.C.,
Buster J.E.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(88)90015-x
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , incidence (geometry) , ectopic pregnancy , laparoscopy , obstetrics , surgery , pregnancy , gynecology , physics , biology , optics , genetics
To assess the incidence of ectopic pregnancies meeting published criteria for laparoscopic or medical therapy, we retrospectively evaluated tubal pregnancies admitted during a 12‐month period. Because 41/121 (34%) were visible laparoscopically, unruptured, and ⩽3 centimeters in diameter, we conclude that substantial numbers of ectopics may be managed without laparotomy.