• Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Sep 2019

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    Heterotopic mesenteric and omental ossification incidentally found in a patient with multiple abdominal surgical operations because of gunshot injury.

    • Süleyman Utku Çelik, Rahman Şenocak, and Oğuz Hançerlioğullari.
    • Department of General Surgery, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara-Turkey.
    • Ulus Travma Acil Cer. 2019 Sep 1; 25 (5): 531-534.

    AbstractHeterotopic mesenteric and/or omental ossification is an uncommon bone-like lesion located inside the abdominal cavity. Its etiology is unclear, but most of the patients with this rare disease had a history of a blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma or multiple surgical operations owing to surgical complications. Heterotopic mesenteric and/or omental ossification may be asymptomatic or may present with symptoms of bowel obstruction or cause a severe complication, such as bowel perforation. Due to its rarity, intra-abdominal ossification may sometimes be overlooked or misdiagnosed. However, the surgeon should be aware of this unusual condition, particularly in patients with a previous surgical history. In this study, we present a case of heterotopic mesenteric and omental ossification incidentally found in a 41-year-old man with multiple abdominal surgical operations because of a gunshot injury.

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