Author/Authors :
Ioannidis, Orestis First Surgical Department - George Papanikolaou General Regional Hospital - Thessaloniki, Greece , Sekouli, Argiro Department of Pathology - George Papanikolaou General Regional Hospital - Thessaloniki, Greece , Paraskevas, George Department of Anatomy - School of Medicine - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki - Thessaloniki, Greece , Kotronis, Anastasios First Surgical Department - George Papanikolaou General Regional Hospital - Thessaloniki, Greece , Chatzopoulos, Stavros First Surgical Department - George Papanikolaou General Regional Hospital - Thessaloniki, Greece , Papadimitriou, Nikolaos First Surgical Department - George Papanikolaou General Regional Hospital - Thessaloniki, Greece , Konstantara, Athina First Surgical Department - George Papanikolaou General Regional Hospital - Thessaloniki, Greece , Makrantonakis, Apostolos First Surgical Department - George Papanikolaou General Regional Hospital - Thessaloniki, Greece , Kakoutis, Emmanouil First Surgical Department - George Papanikolaou General Regional Hospital - Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
Intra-abdominal heterotopic ossification is extremely rare with only approximately 30 cases having been reported.
While most reported cases have involved the mesentery, ossification of the peritoneum is even rarer. The pathogenesis
remains undetermined but is generally considered a reactive process in response to various stimuli. Histologically, it is
composed of a peripheral area with bone formation and a central area of reactive hypercellular fibrous tissue. We report
a rare case of intra-abdominal heterotopic ossification of the parietal peritoneum following traumatic splenic rupture.
