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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in a Young Woman
ISSN: 2582 - 6751
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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in a Young Woman
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Publisher: Athenaeum Scientific Publishers
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IAA.ZONE/2582117716751
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Abstract
A 33-year-old woman presented with 1-month history of progressively worsening epigastric discomfort, post-prandial nausea, and vomiting. She had no documented medical history. Abdominal examination showed only mild epigastric tenderness. Abdominal computed tomography was performed and revealed compression in the third portion of the duodenum between the superior mesenteric artery and aorta with an aortomesenteric angle of 14.7° (sagittal view; Fig. 1) and aortomesenteric distance (between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery across the third portion of the duodenum) of 5 mm (transverse view; Fig. 1). Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed extrinsic compression in the third portion of the duodenum. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is usually relevant with rapid weight loss and largely attributed to depletion of the mesenteric fat pad which normally serves as a cushion around the third portion of the duodenum and prevents its extrinsi...
