Leiomyomas of an extrauterine nature are rare and often present a more challenging diagnosis process for the clinician. Our patient presented with lower abdominal pain associated with menorrhagia over a period of 6 months. Laparoscopic surgery revealed a right-sided broad ligament myoma consisting of multiple soft and diffused fibroids, of more than 400 in total. The myomas were enucleated and ...

A case of intestinal obstruction resulting from passage of the entire small bowel and cecum and its mesentery through a fenestration in the broad ligament of the uterus is presented. A review of the literature reveals that broad ligament defects may occur in multiple locations, which may be responsible for intestinal obstruction. A simple classification of broad ligament defects is proposed. Ty...