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Abstract
Sixty-two consecutive cases of extrauterine gestation are recorded with a total mortality
of 1.8 per cent. The importance of previous pelvic inflammation as the chief etiological
factor is emphasized. The necessity of considering this accident in every woman of
childbearing age, who complains of metrorrhagia and lower abdominal pain is pointed
out. It is stressed that the history is of unusual significance. Physical findings
of greatest importance are mentioned. Three cases of special interest are reported
in greater detail: (1) an ectopic pregnancy following several months' amenorrhea induced
by x-radiation; (2) a postoperative death from hemorrhage into the abdominal incision;
and (3) the conversion of an ectopic pregnancy into a streptococcal pyosalpinx, evidently
by infection of the pregnant tube.
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