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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
MELENDEZ-FERNANDEZ, Ana P. et al. Frozen abdomen complicated with midline heterotopic peritoneal ossification: case report. Cir. cir. [online]. 2021, vol.89, n.1, pp.97-100. Epub Nov 08, 2021. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.19001156.
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.
Keywords : Frozen abdomen; Heterotopic ossification; Peritoneum ossification; Small bowel obstruction.
