HETEROTOPIC BONE FORMATION FOLLOWING SUPRAPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY: REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Authors: J H COHEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 July 1959HETEROTOPIC BONE FORMATION FOLLOWING SUPRAPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY: REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREJONAS H. COHEN, M.D.JONAS H. COHEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-1-166 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONHeterotopic bone formation following suprapubic prostatectomy is a clear-cut disorder combining a typical history with certain unvarying physical, roentgenologic and histologic findings. Previous reports on this subject have been published almost exclusively in surgical and urologic journals. Since the internist also encounters this rare complication of surgical procedures, it is pertinent that the entity of vicarious bone formation be called to his attention.The disorder is characterized by development of a flat, bony-hard mass in an incisional site weeks, months or years following prostatectomy or occasionally other surgical procedures. It is usually symptomatic, but not invariably so. The calcific...Bibliography1. Bernasconi S: Ossification developpee dans la cicatrice d'une taille pour prostatectomie sur pubienne, Ass. Franc. d'Urol. (Proc.-verb. 1911) 15: 746, 1912. Google Scholar2. SewellSiceluffHorton WSJGJD: Extraskeletal bone formation following suprapubic prostatectomy: case report, J. Urol. 62: 843, 1948. Google Scholar3. Abeshouse BS: Heterotopic bone formation following suprapubic prostatectomy, J. Urol. 59: 50, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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HillemandPatelNardiNallet PJCJ: Three cases of ossification of sub-umbilical cicatrices after gastrectomy, Arch. d. mal. de l'app. digestif 45: 91, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication October 29, 1957.From the Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical School and the Medical Out-Patient Service, University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Jonas H. Cohen, M.D., 6702 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore 15, Maryland. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 July 1959Volume 51, Issue 1Page: 166-172KeywordsBoneCalciumHospital medicineOutpatientsProstatectomyRadical prostatectomy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 July 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...