[영문]This study was undertaken for the clinical evalation and statistical analysis on the 859 women wish ectopic pregnancies who were admitted and treated at the Yonsei University Medical Center from Jan. 1, 1965 to June 30. 1975.
The following features were the results of the study :
1. Hospital incidence of ectopic pregnancy was 1 in 22 deliveries.
2. Ectopic gestation was found to occur most frequently in the age group, ranging from 25 to 34 years (60.2%)
3. Nulligravida wart 5.3%, nullipara 25.7% and multipara 56.4% of total.
4. Average Length of sterility was 3 years 11 Months and 11.6% (72 cases) had 9 years or more of sterility.
5. Histories of previous artificial and spontaneous abortion were noted in 54.6% and 39.8% respectively.
6. 186 cases 922%) had previous abdominal surgeries. Among them, 108 cases were repeated ectopic pregnancies and 48 cases were appendectomies.
Pelvic tuberculosis was noted in 2.5% (21 cases) Vaginitis, cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease was detected in 3.8% (33 cases), 1.1% (9 cases) and 4% (34 cases) respectively.
7. On symtomatology, lower abdominal pain was encountered in 91.5% (78 cases), viginal bleeding or spotting in 73.1% (628 cases), bearing down sensation in 16.0% (138 cases), nausea and vomiting in 14.4% (124 cases), fainting in 12.9% (111 cases), and shoulder pain in 14 cases.
8. Adnexal mass, usually tender, was palpated in 58.6% (450 cases) and lower abdminal tenderness was noted in 89.6% (752 cases), 58.2% (488 cases) complained of pain on mortion of cervix and 15.5% (130 cases) had abdominal rigidity.
9. The average interval between L.N.M.P. and onset of symptoms was 6.8 weeks.
10. W.B.C. count was considerably increased in ruptured cases.
11. Culdocentesis was carried in 605 cases and revealed 95.9% of accuracy rate.
12. Ectopic gestation was implanted on tube in 93.9% (interstitial portion ; 0.7%, isthmic p.; 10.8%, ampullar p.; 71.1%, fimbrial p.; 17.4%) on ovary in 1.6%, on uterine cornus in 3.7%, on peritoneum in 0.5%, and on cervix in 0.4%.
13. Tubal pregnancies were terminated by rupture in 64%, by abortion in 33% and intact type was 3.0%.
14. 80.8% of total cases were treated by salpingectomy, 17.5% by salpingo-oophorectomy and 1.7% by tuboplasty. Ligation of opposite tube was performed in 221 cases, appendectomy in 120 cases, cormual resection in 128 cases and hysterectomy in 67 cases.
15. Pathological findings of endometrium showed Ariass-stella reaction in 23.9%, decidualreaction in 31.2%, proliferative phase in 23.9% and secretory phase in 17.4%.