[Ectopic pregnancy. A ten-year case load of the Obstetric and Gynecologic Department of the Ospedale Civile of Taranto].

The Authors report the ectopic pregnancies incidence in the period from 1-1-79 to 31-12-88 at Department of Obstetric and Gynecology of the Hospital in Taranto. The ectopic pregnancies discovered were 130 with a rate of 0.49% versus the deliveries (26,515) and of 0.18% versus all the women recovered (70,024). The Authors observed no increase in the incidence of ectopic pregnancy and stress the value of early clinical diagnosis to preserve reproductive functions in these patients.