Broad ligament pregnancy - A rare and challenging diagnosis

Paweł Sadłecki; Marek Grabiec; Małgorzata Walentowicz-Sadłecka

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4823

Broad ligament pregnancy - A rare and challenging diagnosis

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Sep 15;9(9):e04823. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4823. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Paweł Sadłecki^{1

2}, Marek Grabiec¹, Małgorzata Walentowicz-Sadłecka^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun Bydgoszcz Poland.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Bielanski Hospital Warsaw Poland.

Abstract

Broad ligament pregnancy is a very rare life-threatening form of ectopic pregnancy, in which implantation occurs within the peritoneal cavity. The advantages of a laparoscopic approach over a laparotomy in this setting include a reduced estimated blood loss, a shorter operating time, reduced analgesic requirements, shorter hospital stay, and convalescence.

Keywords: abdominal pregnancy; broad ligament pregnancy; ectopic pregnancy; laparoscopy.