title: Ectopic pregnancy.
abstract: The incidence of ectopic pregnancies has increased dramatically over the past 20 years, resulting in significant maternal morbidity and mortality. This article reviews the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostic testing, differential diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and medico-legal considerations in the evaluation of the patient with a suspected or confirmed pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jehle
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Braen
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors