On Ectopic Pregnancy

Abstract

A Report Of 95 Cases Treated A t Department D . BispebjergHospital, Copenhagen. Head surgeon, Harald A brahamsen. BY N. FR. OREOERSEN.This is a report of 95 cases of tuba1 pregnancy which have been treated during a period of 6 years a t Bispebjerg Hospital, department D. The diagnosis has in every case been verified a t operation, and the diagnosis, ectopic pregnancy has not been made in any case not operated upon.In the period from 1913 to 1927, 1036 cases were treated in all the surgical and gynaekological clinics of Copenhagen and vicinity, all these patients coming from a population living under similar conditions. During the period from 1927 to 1933, the period in which the above mentioned 95 cases were treated in department D. Bispebjerg Hospital, 181 cases were treated in the four other surgical departments of the municipal hospitals of Copenhagen. I t is evident, that we are dealing with a disease of frequent occurrence, and it has been the subject of some earlier papers in Danish medical literature. Notwithstanding this, the perusal of these 95 journals has brought to light some points that might be worth of some consideration, even if they do not represent many things definitely new.Concerning age we se, that 3 were less than 20 years old, 44 were from 20 to 30 and 48 patients were from 30 to 40, that means that they are evenly spread over the period of fertility, and the figures correspond well to the ones found by HARTMANN, SVENNING-SEN and WINTHER.