mesenteric artery syndrome

mesenteric artery syndrome

Mesenteric artery ischemia Any condition linked to occlusion of one or more mesenteric arteries; seen in older subjects 2º to ASHD, occasionally linked to OCs possibly due to vasospasm Clinical, early Nonspecific GI complaints, abdominal pain late Abdominal distension, shock, peritonitis too late 45% mortality.
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Zulekha Hospital successfully operated on 27 year-old female Fatimah who suffered from Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) which is a rare gastrointestinal tract disease that causes chronic pain, vomiting, full body weakness and weight loss.
Patient recovers from rare gastric disorder
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS), which is also known as Wilkie's syndrome because it was described by Wilkie as chronic duodenal ileus in 1927 for the first time, is a life-threatening clinical picture that develops as a result of obstruction of the second or third part of the duodenum compressed between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery (1).
Wilkie's syndrome admitted for acute abdomen: A case presentation
CT angiogram revealed reduction of aortomesenteric angle and aortomesenteric distance which were both consistent with superior mesenteric artery syndrome.
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in an 18-year old female: Case report
Linea et al., "Delayed-onset superior mesenteric artery syndrome presenting as oesophageal peptic stricture," Case Reports in Gastroenterology, vol.
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: Clinical, Endoscopic, and Radiological Findings
The diagnosis of superior mesenteric artery syndrome was entertained and confirmed by a barium meal and follow through (Figure 7).
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Case Report of Two Surgical Options, Duodenal Derotation and Duodenojejunostomy
NCS may also coincide with superior mesenteric artery syndrome, which affects the duodenum and is also provoked by the abnormal angulation of the SMA [24].
What Each Clinical Anatomist Has to Know about Left Renal Vein Entrapment Syndrome (Nutcracker Syndrome): A Review of the Most Important Findings
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: CT and ultrasonography findings.
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in a 20-year-old Athletic Female with Abdominal Pain
Clinical and radiological aspects of the superior mesenteric artery syndrome. J Fla Med Assoc.
Post pancreatitis SMA syndrome: a case report
Ultrasound imaging in diagnosis of superior mesenteric artery syndrome. J Intern Med.
Superior mesenteric artery compression syndrome
The superior mesenteric artery was found to descend from the aorta at an angle of approximately 15[degrees], a finding consistent with superior mesenteric artery syndrome. The patient then had an esophagogastroduodenoscopy performed on the second day of admission, which was significant for a proximal esophageal web, esophagitis, multiple ulcers in the antrum of the stomach, and a normal pylorus.
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a patient with cerebral palsy
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (Wilkie syndrome) was excluded, as the level of obstruction demonstrated on the contrast study was beyond the midline and the history was not compatible.
Gastric heterotopia causing jejunal ulceration and obstruction

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