Extra-uterine pregnancy is a fairly common gynecologic disorder, which is sometimes easily recognized. Operations for this condition are notorious for the many diagnostic disappointments that attend them. Schumann, in his monograph on this subject, asserts that even in the hands of expert gynecologists a high percentage of diagnostic errors feature the disorder. He continues with the statement that even when rupture has actually taken place the clinical and physical signs so frequently parallel those of other abdominal lesions that it is difficult to form a clear conception of the condition existing within the peritoneal cavity. Diverse opinions regarding the etiology of ectopic gestation are also familiar to all students of medicine Because of the striking features of the so-called textbook cases, extra-uterine pregnancy has become one of the most dramatic disorders encountered by the gynecologist and obstetrician. On the other hand, instances are not infrequently observed wherein the clinical course
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Charles A. Behney (1930) studied this question.