Broad ligament pregnancy case, the ectopic gestational sac was very close to the ureter.

A broad ligament pregnancy had been managed by laparoscopy. A 2-cm ectopic pregnancy sac was located in the posterior lobe of the left broad ligament. We identified and separated the ipsilateral ureter during the operation because the ectopic gestational sac was very close to the ureter.

The patient was hospitalized on July 20, 2018, with menolipsis for 61 days and no other symptoms or physical signs. An abdominal pregnancy was diagnosed by pelvic ultrasound (Figures 1, 2, 3). We performed laparoscopic surgery on promptly. A 2 cm ectopic pregnancy sac was located in the posterior lobe of the left broad ligament (still image). We identified and separated the ipsilateral ureter during the operation because the ectopic gestational sac was very close to the ureter (Video S1). , She recovered quickly after the surgery, and there were no problems during the 6 month follow‐up.

FIGURE 1

Thickened endometrium is seen with no pregnancy sac in the uterine cavity

FIGURE 2

A 3.5 × 2.3 × 2.0 cm uneven echoic mass is seen at the left side of the uterine isthmus

FIGURE 3

Dark area, about 2.2 cm long, is seen in the parametrial uneven echoic mass. A yolk cyst‐like echo is seen in the dark area without a heartbeat

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Jie Gao did substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, drafting the work, or revising it critically for important intellectual content. Yu Wang made final approval of the version to be published, agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

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Video S1

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