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[Superior mesenteric artery compression syndrome]
Langenbecks Archiv Fur Chirurgie. Supplement II, Verhandlungen Der Deutschen Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie. Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie. Kongress
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Simultaneous compression of the celiac axis and superior mesenteric artery by the median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm is likewise uncommon. Only 2 patients have been reported in literature. Description of four patients with severe abdominal angina caused by this condition. All patients were cured by division of the arcuate ligament.