It was observed following detorsion that cecum was located on the left upper quadrant; ascending colon was adherent to duodenum, which was descending straight down, with Ladd's bands; and
mesenteric veins were enlarged and lying anterior to duodenum towards the portal vein.
Isolated superior
mesenteric artery dissection in China.
Histopathological examination confirmed
mesenteric lymphangioma.
(3) This represents bowel wall within bowel wall and central echogenic
mesenteric fat.
Edema-induced mural thickening in the duodenum and the location of superior
mesenteric vein to the left and anterior to superior
mesenteric artery are diagnostic signs (4).
[13] reported an obstructive
mesenteric root hyaline-vascular CD, that necessitated mass excision with segmental jejunal resection through open abdominal approach.
Superior
mesenteric artery syndrome may present acutely or chronically.
Congenital
mesenteric defects often occur in small bowel mesentery and less commonly in colonic mesentery.
Mesenteric vein thrombosis is an uncommon disease associated with acute abdomen, and many risk factors have been identified such as intra-abdominal or hematological causes, patent or latent myeloproliferative syndrome, protein C or S, and antithrombin III or plasminogen activator deficiencies.[1] Unfortunately, no obvious etiology could be identified for this case in spite of intensive examinations.
Mesenteric lymphadenitis can further mimic urolithiasis, which is not a surgical emergency and does not need surgery (Figure 2).
Superior
mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome, also known as Wilkie's syndrome, was first described by Rokitansky in 1861.
When preoperative CT or MRI showed tumor involvement of the celiac axis and/or the common hepatic artery (CHA) but no affiliation to the superior
mesenteric artery (SMA) or the gastroduodenal artery (GDA), patients were further evaluated for distal celiacopancreatectomy.