Frozen abdomen complicated with midline heterotopic peritoneal ossification: case report

Abstract Background: Heterotopic ossification consists in abnormal differentiation of mesenchymal cells into osteoblastic cells, which may occur in the abdominal cavity. Case report: A 54-year-old male who presents with small bowel obstruction, performing a laparotomy, adhesiolysis, and managed with an open abdomen with Bogota bag; the abdominal wall was closed on the 5th post-operative day. Due to recurrent symptoms of intestinal obstruction, he required a re-laparotomy after 14 days, finding a frozen abdomen with midline calcified peritoneum. Conclusion: This entity is a rare benign form of ossification, associated with an inflammatory environment due to trauma after multiple abdominal interventions.

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Main Authors:	Meléndez-Fernández,Ana P., Villa-Sierra,Ricardo, Góngora-Acosta,Ana G., Abreu-Rejón,Eugenio J., Hernández-Cruz,Elías, Torre y Rendón,Fernando E. De la, Tapia-Yáñez,Alejandro U., Albarrán-Castillo,Raúl E.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C. 2021
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2444-054X2021000100097
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