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| Year : 2008 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 80-82 |
Laparoscopic management of superior mesentric artery syndrome: A case report and review of literature
Ramesh Makam, Tulip Chamany, Vamsi Krishna Potluri, Prashanth J Varadaraju, Rajesh Murthy
Department of Minimal Access Surgery, A.V. Hospital, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
Ramesh Makam
Department of Minimal Access Surgery, A.V. Hospital, 9, Patalamma Temple Street, Basavanagudi, Bangalore
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.43092
Superior mesentric artery syndrome is a rare cause of high small bowel obstruction, caused by compression of the transverse part of the duodenum in between the superior mesentric artery and aorta. Patients present with chronic abdominal pain, vomiting and weight loss. We report a case of superior mesenteric artery syndrome, managed laparoscopically with laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy.
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