title: Heterotopic bone formation occurring near a ligated ureter.
abstract: A case of heterotopic bone formation found in juxtaposition to an accidently ligated ureter is reported. This case may represent a human equivalent of induction of bone formation by urothelium, which was documented previously in experimental animals.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008026:Ligation; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*