ABSTRACT
We report a case of heterotopic bone formation in the mesentery. A 64-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and stiffness two months after undergoing several surgical interventions for hemorrhagic colitis. The diagnosis was heterotopic mesenteric ossification. We describe the imaging findings and review the literature.
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Mesentery , Ossification, Heterotopic/diagnostic imaging , Peritoneal Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , RadiographyABSTRACT
Presentamos un caso de formación heterotópica de hueso en el mesenterio. Un varón de 64 años desarrolló un cuadro de dolor y rigidez abdominal dos meses después de ser intervenido en varias ocasiones de colon por colitis hemorrágica. Se le diagnosticó osificación heterotópica del mesenterio. Describimos aquí los hallazgos radiológicos, así como una revisión de la literatura
We report a case of heterotopic bone formation in the mesentery. A 64-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and stiffness two months after undergoing several surgical interventions for hemorrhagic colitis. The diagnosis was heterotopic mesenteric ossification. We describe the imaging findings and review the literature
