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Superior mesenteric artery syndrome and anorexia nervosa: a case report

BACKGROUND: Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is an underdiagnosed complication in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients, which results from weight loss-induced atrophy of the mesenteric fat pad, causing compression of the third part of the duodenum. SMA syndrome can be life-threatening as its nons...

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Autores principales: Singh, Shivani, Contrucci, Ann L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10625252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37924161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-04168-6