2021
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa613
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A case of superior mesenteric artery syndrome got physicians in trouble

Abstract: Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a gastrovascular disorder in which the third and final portion of the duodenum is compressed between the abdominal aorta (AA) and the overlying SMA. Our case presents an 11-year-old female with chronic intermittent vomiting that started since she was 6 months old. Contrast enhanced computed tomography scan for abdomen and pelvis guided to the correct diagnosis and the patient received the adequate treatment. Awareness of a broad range of differential diagnosis of vo… Show more

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“…Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS), also known as Wilkie's syndrome, is a rare disease that mainly presents as intestinal obstruction with a variable incidence ranging from 0.013 to 0.3% [ 1 ] In this syndrome, the third part of the duodenum, located between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery, is wholly or partially obstructed [ 2 ]. Due to the lack of retroperitoneal and visceral fats, the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta typically form an angle of 6° to 25° instead of the normal angle of 38° to 56°, which causes this rare, life-threatening syndrome [ 3 ]. The symptoms typically include chronic abdominal pain, nausea, early satiety, loss of appetite, and vomiting [ 4 ].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS), also known as Wilkie's syndrome, is a rare disease that mainly presents as intestinal obstruction with a variable incidence ranging from 0.013 to 0.3% [ 1 ] In this syndrome, the third part of the duodenum, located between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery, is wholly or partially obstructed [ 2 ]. Due to the lack of retroperitoneal and visceral fats, the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta typically form an angle of 6° to 25° instead of the normal angle of 38° to 56°, which causes this rare, life-threatening syndrome [ 3 ]. The symptoms typically include chronic abdominal pain, nausea, early satiety, loss of appetite, and vomiting [ 4 ].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Патология обычно возникает на фоне отсут ствия забрюшинного и висцерального жира, ког да угол между аортой и верхней брыжеечной ар терией равен 6-25° (нормальный диапазон угла 38-56°). Кроме того, аортомезентериальное рас стояние составляет 2-8 мм (10-20 мм в норме) [6].…”
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“…Однако уменьшения аортомезентериальных угла и расстояния недостаточно для постановки диа гноза, поскольку известно, что пациенты с низким индексом массы тела, особенно дети, имеют не большие значения угла без симптомов синдрома верхней брыжеечной артерии. Подозрение на син дром должно быть основано на клинических прояв лениях, которые могут проявляться остро, но чаще имеют хроническое течение с постепенным уси лением симптомов: тошнота после приема пищи и рвота желчью, боли в эпигастрии, а также потеря веса [6][7][8]. Задержка с постановкой диагноза может потенциально привести к серьезным осложнениям: электролитный дисбаланс, катаболическое истоще ние, перитонит и перфорация желудка [4,9].…”
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