Trend from laparotomy to laparoscopy in the case of treatment of ectopic pregnancy

Ectopic pregnancy is a very hazardous, life threatening complication of the women. Diagnosis and treatment previously were very conservative. When not typical symptoms were found, only waiting or observing was the main task of hospitalisation and only the beginning of typical signs came laparotomy. Nowadays, with the introduction of vaginal ultrasound, color doppler or power imaging techniques and sensitive blood HCG analysis greatly reduced hospitalisation period. The need for the change from laparotomy to laparoscopic treatment in surgical operations became everyday practice. We analyzed the data in our department for the operation procedures of ectopic pregnancies from 1990.