Intraligamentary pregnancy

Obstet Gynecol Surv. 1994 Mar;49(3):206-9. doi: 10.1097/00006254-199403000-00026.

Abstract

Intraligamentary pregnancy, although rare, tests the physician's acumen in diagnostic and therapeutic skills. Two cases illustrating this entity are presented, the first involves an 18-week fetus, the second a partial hydatidiform mole. Although their presentation and pathogenesis may be indistinguishable, their clinical course and management is different. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of an intraligamentary pregnancy involving a partial hydatidiform mole.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydatidiform Mole / pathology
  • Hydatidiform Mole / surgery
  • Ligaments / pathology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy, Abdominal / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy, Abdominal / pathology*
  • Pregnancy, Abdominal / surgery
  • Prognosis
  • Retroperitoneal Space
  • Uterine Neoplasms / pathology
  • Uterine Neoplasms / surgery