Periureteral Abdominal Heterotopic Ossification Causing Hydronephrosis after Colonic Surgery: A Rare Postoperative Complication
El Wassi Anas, Kabdane Ilyass, Benjelloune Touimi Kenza, Hajri Amal, Erguibi Driss, Boufettal Rachid, El Jai Rifki Saad & Chehab Farid · Asian Journal of Research in Surgery · 2026
Abdominal heterotopic ossification (AHO) is a rare postoperative complication characterised by ectopic bone formation within soft tissues following surgical trauma. Although most commonly described in the abdominal wall or mesentery, involvement of retroperitoneal structures such...