title: Heterotopic mesenteric ossification following gastric bypass surgery: case series and review of literature.
abstract: Heterotopic mesenteric ossification (HMO) is a rare entity with few cases reported in the world literature. We report two cases. Both patients underwent an open gastric bypass with Roux-en-Y reconstruction procedure for morbid obesity and subsequently presented with gastrointestinal fistulae associated with HMO.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, First Avenue at 16th Street, New York, NY 10003, USA. ayushuva@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yushuva
authors.forename: Prachi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nagda
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Omar H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Llaguna
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Avgerinos
authors.forename: Elliot
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goodman
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery