RESUMO
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the formation of bone outside the skeletal system. It is a well-known complication in orthopaedic surgery but is infrequently reported in abdominal surgery. HO can be asymptomatic or cause chronic pain but can also cause complications during later surgery. In this case report we present a 54-year-old male with an HO in a midline incision following surgery 20 years earlier.
Assuntos
Abdome/patologia , Cicatriz/patologia , Ossificação Heterotópica/etiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/patologia , Abdome/cirurgia , Cicatriz/cirurgia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ossificação Heterotópica/diagnóstico por imagem , Ossificação Heterotópica/patologia , Ossificação Heterotópica/cirurgia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/diagnóstico por imagem , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/cirurgia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
Sportman's hernia is a disease with insidious groin pain that primarily affects young males undertaking sports activities with frequent kicking and twisting. Pathophysiological theories include: 1) a weakening of the posterior inguinal potential or 2) injuries of the fascias of the muscles and insertions of tendons at the pubic bone. The diagnosis requires exclusion of differential diagnoses. Patients rarely respond to conservative treatment, whereas uncontrolled studies suggest improvement after surgery. However, there is a lack of randomized trials with a long follow-up to define the role of surgery in the treatment.
