[Dystrophic osseus metaplasia on small bowell mesentery in a patient with multiple abdominal sugeries: a case report].

Heteropropic ossification was initially described by Riedel in 1883. This is a rare disease but well documented in gastrointestinal tract. Several mechanisms have been proposed to determine the etiology of this metaplasia. We present a 59 year old male that was treated in the National Institute of Medicine Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán in whom after various abdominal surgical procedures the presence of bowel osseous metaplasia was documented.