Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is caused by compression of the transverse duodenum at the angle between the aorta and the SMA that may lead to postprandial or constant epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting anorexia and weight loss. The diagnosis is often missed given nonspecific symptoms and...

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Autores principales: Laique, Sobia N, Vozzo, Catherine F, Chahal, Prabhleen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7744210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33354450
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11505

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7744210/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33354450
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11505

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