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Salpingectomy for ruptured ectopic pregnancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18751495     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Not much more than a century ago, a ruptured ectopic pregnancy was a death sentence. In 1876, John Parry wrote in his book on this subject: 'Here is a wife in the most useful period of her existence, which good authorities have said is never cured; and for which, even in this age when science and art boast of such high attainments, no remedy, either medical or surgical, has been tried with a single success'. When we read that eminent authorities were advising the use of electric shocks, injection of narcotics into the sac and copious and frequent bleeding, one is hardly suprised. Parry himself suggested that the only remedy would be to open the abdomen and either tie the bleeding vessels or remove the sac entirely.
Authors:
Harold Ellis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of perioperative practice     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1750-4589     ISO Abbreviation:  J Perioper Pract     Publication Date:  2008 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-08-28     Completed Date:  2008-11-10     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101271023     Medline TA:  J Perioper Pract     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  361-2     Citation Subset:  N    
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Guy's Campus, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 1UL.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antisepsis / history
England
Female
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / history*
History, 19th Century
Humans
Laparotomy / history
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Ectopic / history*
Rupture, Spontaneous / history
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
Robert Lawson Tait; John Parry

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