{"paper_id":"6baec748-6d70-487b-a151-e93421a92ef8","body_text":"Endometriosis in broad ligament: a rare case\nDOI:\nhttps://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20172382Keywords:\nBroad ligament endometriosisAbstract\nEndometriosis is a relatively common entity among females presenting with abdominal pain and infertility. The endometriosis of broad ligament is a very rare yet interesting condition. In majority of the reported cases, endometriosis of broad ligament had recurrence after surgical excision. We are reporting one such case in a young nulliparous woman from Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh.\nMetrics\nReferences\nMereu L, Florio P, Carri G, Pontis A, Petraglia F and Mencaglia L. Clinical Outcomes associated with surgical treatment of endometrioma coupled with resection of the posterior broad ligament. International journal of Gynaecol Obstetr. 2012;116(1):57-60.\nWhitehouse HB. Endometrioma between the Layers of the Broad Ligament. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine. 1926;19:16.\nul Hassan A, Khanday S, Rasool Z, Ara R, Salem A, Rasool Z. The rare case of broad ligament endometriosis. International Journal of Medical Science Research and Practice. 2015;2(1):47-8.\nNovak E. Berek, Berek JS. Novak's gynecology. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; 2012.\nItoga T, Matsumoto T, Suzuki C, Miyazaki R, Kurosaki Y, Suda K. Peritoneal endometriosis in the broad ligament presenting as a large tumor. Pathology international. 2002;52(5‐6):410-5.\nTrehan A, Trehan AK. Endometrioma contained within the broad ligament. BMJ case reports. 2014;2014:bcr2013203441.\nRizzuto MI, Odejinmi F. Laparoscopic ‘day case’ management of an ‘endometrioma’ within the broad ligament. J Obstetr Gynaecol. 2009;29(6):561-2.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}