Reduced aorto-mesenteric angle (18°), measured at the origin, and aorto-mesenteric distance (7 mm) measured at 2 cm from the origin; ...

The normal aorto-mesenteric angle ranges between 38° and 65° and can be as low as 6° in patients with SMA syndrome. The diagnosis is usually based on upper gastro-intestinal contrast X-ray ...

A 3-dimensional helical CT scan (posterior, inferior, left-oblique view) showed the narrowed aortomesenteric angle causing the compression, dilatation of the distal LRV and marked development of ...