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Case Reports
. 2016 Oct 18:13:4-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.crwh.2016.10.003. eCollection 2017 Jan.

Full term viable secondary broad ligament pregnancy - A rare case

C H Sheethal  1   2 , Akshata Powar  1   2
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Full term viable secondary broad ligament pregnancy - A rare case

C H Sheethal et al. Case Rep Womens Health. .

Abstract

Broad ligament pregnancy is also known as inter ligamentous pregnancy which is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy. Very few successful live births have been reported in this condition, where such pregnancies reached term and with live birth of a baby. A case of 28 year old primigravida of 35 weeks gestation with oligoamnios was referred to our hospital. A right broad ligament pregnancy was confirmed after an ultrasound and an MRI. She was taken up for surgery and an incision was given on the anterior leaf of the broad ligament and a male live fetus was extracted. Placenta was found on the posterior leaf of the broad ligament and it was removed without any undue haemorrhage. Uterus was lying medial to the sac and was around ten weeks in size. Both mother and baby were discharged on seventh postoperative day in good health condition.

Keywords: Oligoamnios; Primigravida; Secondary broad ligament pregnancy.

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Surgical procedure during cesarean.
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Full-term healthy baby & placenta and sac with broad ligament.
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