title: Broad ligament hematoma causing fetal death in a case of fracture pelvis.
abstract: Although motor ventricular accidents complicates 6-7% of all pregnancies, the experience of pelvic fractures in near term gravid patients is limited. We present a unique case of fetal death caused by bilateral broad ligament hematomas following maternal pelvic fracture which improved our understanding of management of such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029, New Delhi, India. malhotraneena@indiatimes.com
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authors.lastname: Malhotra
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authors.lastname: Malhotra
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authors.lastname: Deka
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authors.lastname: Takkar
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D001956:Broad Ligament; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000150:complications*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal