A Model Example: Coexisting Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome and the Nutcracker Phenomenon

A Model Example: Coexisting Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome and the Nutcracker Phenomenon

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a rare cause of gastrointestinal obstruction, caused by external compression of the third part of the duodenum by the SMA. It may be associated with the Nutcracker phenomenon: external compression of the left renal vein. To our knowledge, there are few re...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Nunn, Jaimie Henry, Alistair A. P. Slesser, Rukshan Fernando, Nebil Behar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/649469
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