Acute Surgical Emergencies of the Abdomen in Pregnancy

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THE experiences of the Boston Lying-in Hospital with acute surgical emergencies from 1916 to 1939 have been reported.§ Because of the subsequent introduction of newer methods of therapy and in order to answer questions concerning the effect of pregnancy on acute abdominal conditions and the effect of acute abdominal conditions on pregnancy, it has been thought advisable to add the experiences of the Boston Lying-in Hospital with acute surgical emergencies for the years 1939–1948 to those already published.As in the previous report, ectopic pregnancies and traumatic ruptures of the uterus during delivery have been excluded.Table 1 lists the various acute . . .

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