Superior mesenteric artery syndrome caused by weight loss in a malnourished Syrian man

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal obstruction in which the third part of the duodenum is compressed between the superior mesenteric artery and the abdominal aorta, and the compression of the duodenum is caused by a narrowed aortomesenteric angle. We report...

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Autores principales: Aljarad, Ziad, Mahli, Nihad, Nasser, Mahmoud, Alobied, Majd, Alkhaled, Mamdouh, Hamoud Alhussein, M Wafa, Alhamid, Ahmad, Mouakeh, Ahmad, Sankari Tarabishi, Ahmad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6573801/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31217988
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gastro/gox045
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Sumario:Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal obstruction in which the third part of the duodenum is compressed between the superior mesenteric artery and the abdominal aorta, and the compression of the duodenum is caused by a narrowed aortomesenteric angle. We report in this case a 35-year-old patient who came with features of small bowel obstruction, weight loss and had a history of malnutrition because of war. Multi-slice computerized tomography showed a narrowed aortomesenteric angle and distance. Conservative treatment was presented and, after 3 months of observation, the patient gained weight.

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