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. 2016 Aug;6(4):470-473.
doi: 10.21037/qims.2016.07.05.

A large heterotopic ossification in a 25 years old laparotomy scar

Robbert J H van Leeuwen  1 , Tim Kraal  1 , Sander Scholtens  2 , Gijs Visser  1
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A large heterotopic ossification in a 25 years old laparotomy scar

Robbert J H van Leeuwen et al. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2016 Aug.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A 53-year-old man with a symptomatic heterotopic ossification (HO) in an upper midline laparotomy scar. Lateral conventional radiograph shows the HO extending caudally in the anterior abdominal wall.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A 53-year-old man with a symptomatic heterotopic ossification (HO) in an upper midline laparotomy scar. Protocol: CT-scan 75 mAs, 120 kV, 2 mm slice thickness. No contrast medium. (A) The sagittal plane reconstructions demonstrate the HO with in close relation to the xyphoid process extending caudally in the anterior abdominal wall. Periperal mineralization with central lucency is typical for mature HO; (B) an anterior oriented 3D volume rendered CT-image demonstrates the smooth surface of the HO, the relation with the xyphoid process and a slight bend to the left. In addition, the ribcage and spine are partial visible. The craniocaudal length is 18 cm.
Figure 3
Figure 3
A 53-year-old man with a symptomatic heterotopic ossification (HO) in an upper midline laparotomy scar. Intra-operative photograph shows the upper midline incision and the HO after excision from the anterior abdominal wall. The cranial side is the right side of the image.
Figure 4
Figure 4
A 53-year-old men with a symptomatic heterotopic ossification (HO) in an upper midline laparotomy scar. Histologic section of the HO after excision showing mature cortical bone and bone marrow with fat cells and haematopoiesis (magnification, ×25).
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