Laparoscopic Enterolysis of Congenital Band Precipitating Pathogenic Heterotopic Mesenteric Ossification Requiring Hemicolectomy: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND Small bowel obstruction is a relatively uncommon cause of abdominal pain in the emergency department setting. However, patients with this pathology are almost uniformly admitted to the hospital, demonstrating its clinical importance in terms of diagnostic delays and risk of clinical demise. CASE REPORT This case report describes a patient who presented with a small bowel obstruction and no abdominal surgical or trauma history.