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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1646-5830</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Obstétrica e Ginecológica Portuguesa]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Obstet Ginecol Port]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1646-5830</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Euromédice, Edições Médicas Lda.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1646-58302024000100052</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[21 weeks broad ligament pregnancy - a rare case report]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Gravidez do ligamento largo de 21 semanas - um caso clínico raro]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana Rita]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guimarães]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Brandão]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nunes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Filomena]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital de Cascais Serviço de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cascais ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>18</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>52</fpage>
<lpage>56</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1646-58302024000100052&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1646-58302024000100052&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1646-58302024000100052&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Broad ligament pregnancy is a rare form of abdominal pregnancy that corresponds to 1 percent of ectopic pregnancies. It has a high maternal mortality rate, and its diagnosis can represent a clinical challenge. We report a case of a 29-year-old woman, G2P0, pregnant of 21 weeks who was submitted to surgery due to hemoperitoneum that resulted from a ruptured extra uterine pregnancy. Broad ligament pregnancy diagnosis was made intraoperatively and the broad ligament along with fetus, placenta and fallopian tube were excised.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo A gravidez do ligamento largo é uma forma rara de gravidez abdominal e corresponde a 1 por cento das gestações de localização ectópica. Esta entidade tem uma elevada taxa de mortalidade materna e o seu diagnóstico pode representar um desafio. Apresenta-se o caso de uma mulher de 29 anos, G2P0, grávida de 21 semanas submetida a cirurgia em contexto de hemoperitoneu por rotura de gravidez extrauterina. O diagnostico de gravidez do ligamento largo foi realizado intraoperatoriamente com remoção do mesmo, juntamente com o feto, placenta e trompa de Falópio.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Broad ligament pregnancy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ectopic pregnancy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ultrasonography]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Abdominal pain]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[High mortality rate]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Gravidez do ligamento largo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Gravidez ectópica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Ecografia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Dor abdominal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Alta taxa de mortalidade]]></kwd>
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