In the year 1864 Frankenhauser, in dealing with the nerve supply to the uterus, first described the plexus which now bears his name. It is, as is of course well known, a sympathetic plexus lying lateral to, and on each side of the uterus, and enveloped by the broad ligament. Two large ganglia are present, a right and a left, the ganglia cervicalia uteri. Until recently these ganglia have attrac...

INTRODUCTION Cystic lymphangiomas are uncommon tumors that can arise from any part of the body. They can pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. They are more common in infants and children than adults. Broad ligament cystic lymphangioma is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION A 70-year-old multiparous woman presented with an abdominal mass of 20-year duration. A large cystic swelling was d...

Broad ligament pregnancy is a rare event and diagnosis is often late in our setting. Two multiparous women in early thirties presented for routine antenatal care. Routine ultrasonography revealed midtrimester abdominal pregnancies. Broad ligament pregnancy was diagnosed in both cases at laparotomy and both had excision of pregnancy and salpingo-ophorectomy with satisfactory recovery. Ultrasonog...

Primary malignant lymphoma of the uterus and broad ligament is rare. Here, we present a rare case of primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of uterus and broad ligament in a 63-year-old female. The patient presenting with lower abdominal distention was referred to our hospital. Subsequent abdominal and pelvic ultrasound revealed the presence of a large mass, which was highly suspected as...

Tumors of the broad ligament are uncommon. Leiomyoma, which is the commonest female genital neoplasm, is also the most common solid tumor of the broad ligament. Leiomyomas affect 30% of all women of reproductive age but the incidence of broad-ligament leiomyoma is <1%. These benign tumors are usually asymptomatic. A case is being described where a 52 year old presented with gradual abdominal sw...

Internal hernias through broad ligament defects are very rare and difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We report the case of a 92-year-old woman who was admitted to our hospital for abdominal pain. The contrast-enhanced multi-detector CT (MDCT) showed a dilated small intestine in the left lower abdomen. The proximal and distal transition point of the small intestine was adjacent to the left br...

The ankle is a common site of sport injuries. Inversion strains at the ankle joint are a frequent occurrence producing stress on the lateral ligament. The resulting pathology may vary from a slight tear of the ligament to complete disruption of both the talo-fibular and calcaneo-fibular ligaments. Acute ruptures of the lateral ligament should be treated by primary suture (Anderson, K. J. and Le...

Objective- To evaluate the clinical safety and superiority of monopolar and bipolar electrocauter in laparoscopic ovariohysterectomy in dogs. Design-Elective experimental study Animals- Twenty four mixed breed healthy adult female dogs. Procedures-The dogs divided into two equal groups. Laparoscopic ovariohysterectomy performed using either monopolar (n=12) or bipolar (n=12) electrocoagulati...

Leiomyosarcoma of the broad ligament is a rare tumor and according to our knowledge only twenty cases have been reported in the English literature. Gardner et al. emphasize that, “these tumors occur on or in the broad ligament, but are completely separated from and in no way connected with either the uterus or the ovary” [1]. On the other hand metastasis of leiomyosarcoma to the abdominal wall ...

Sarcomas of the broad ligament are very uncommon. To our knowledge, there are no cases published of undifferentiated round cell sarcoma of the broad ligament. Round cell sarcomas are a rare and very aggressive variant, which due to their sensitivity to chemotherapy, have an acceptable prognosis. We report the case of a 27-year-old woman who presented with a pelvic mass with a 7-cm diameter plac...