title: [Ectopic ossification as a cause of vague abdominal pain following heart surgery: a case report].
abstract: Vague abdominal pain after cardiac surgery was caused by ectopic ossification in the distal part of sternotomy. The rarity of this complication (one case seen in recent years, operation volume: 1200 cases/year) prompted us to review the literature, where only 6 cases are described. Diagnostic problems and therapy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Herz- und Gefässchirurgie, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zünd
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carrel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Niederhäuser
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasic
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bode
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: von Segesser
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turina
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Ektopische Ossifikation als Ursache unklarer Abdominalschmerzen nach Herzchirurgie: ein Fallbericht.