Laparoscopic management of superior mesentric artery syndrome: A case report and review of literature

Superior mesentric artery syndrome is a rare cause of high small bowel obstruction, caused by compression of the transverse part of the duodenum in between the superior mesentric artery and aorta. Patients present with chronic abdominal pain, vomiting and weight loss. We report a case of superior me...

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Autores principales: Makam, Ramesh, Chamany, Tulip, Potluri, Vamsi Krishna, Varadaraju, Prashanth J, Murthy, Rajesh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2008
Materias:
Unusual Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2699079/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19547692
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Sumario:Superior mesentric artery syndrome is a rare cause of high small bowel obstruction, caused by compression of the transverse part of the duodenum in between the superior mesentric artery and aorta. Patients present with chronic abdominal pain, vomiting and weight loss. We report a case of superior mesenteric artery syndrome, managed laparoscopically with laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy.

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