Ectopic pregnancy : its etiology, classification, embryology, diagnosis and treatment / by J. Clarence Webster.

  • Webster John Clarence, 1863-1950.
Date:
1895
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Credit: Ectopic pregnancy : its etiology, classification, embryology, diagnosis and treatment / by J. Clarence Webster. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    ference to “Extra-Uterine.” The former term was first used by Robert Barnes in 1873. It includes all gestations develop- ing outside the uterine cavity, being therefore more com- prehensive than the term “ extra-uterine,” which, in strictness, cannot be held to include interstitial pregnancy. Though Cornual pregnancy is considered in this work, it is not included in the classification of ectopic gestations, because, of course, this form of pregnancy is developed in relation to the cavity of the uterus, though the latter is mal-developed. It is necessary, however, to describe the condition in connection with ectopic pregnancy, because of the many resemblances between them. The author is deeply indebted to Professor Simpson, Drs. Halliday Groom, Berry Hart, Freeland Barbour, and several other friends for the material which he has obtained from them; and also to Mr. Cathcart, Curator of the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, for permission to investigate the specimens of ectopic pregnancy in his care. Several illustrations are taken from the publications of Berry Hart, Orthmann, Bland Sutton, Sir Wm. Turner, and the author. The great majority of the plates, however, are from original water-colour drawings made by the author, and hitherto unpublished. My thanks are due to Mr. James Y. Simpson, M.A., for his kind assistance in the revision of the proofs. JOHN CLARENCE WEBSTER. 20 Charlotte Square, February 1895.