Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a condition that affects the duodenum — the section of the small intestine that joins the stomach. The syndrome is caused by the compressing of the ...

Severe weight loss in AN is dangerous because it can lead to additional health complications, such as Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS), which can hinder AN recovery. Superior Mesenteric ...

Mesenteric artery bypass may be used to treat mesenteric artery syndrome, where the aorta and superior mesenteric artery compress your small intestines. It may also be used to treat a superior ...

Conservative management includes early correction ... even late after injury. Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMA syndrome) consists of compression of the third portion of the duodenum ...

The goal of this review is to improve the understanding and management of this life ... image of a long-segment occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery (arrow). The occlusion was caused ...

More information: Abstract 16: "Stenting of Superior Mesenteric Artery Chronic Total Occlusions in Patients With Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia: Technical and Clinical Outcomes," C.J. Grilli ...

Gastroparesis is reported in 5% to 12% of diabetic patients. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is an uncommon disease resulting compression of the third portion of the duodenum from the ...

She soon found the Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Research Awareness and ... He hopes most won’t need it with some medical management and nutrition, but he is writing up his case series ...

The marginal artery of the colon, supplied from above by branches of the superior mesenteric ... been unable to reproduce an inferior-mesenteric-artery syndrome in the dog. Experiments along ...

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare type of compression of the small intestine. It’s a treatable condition, but a delayed diagnosis can lead to more severe symptoms or even death.