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Case Reports
. 2011 Nov;25(11):599-600.
doi: 10.1155/2011/617201.

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome

Truptesh H Kothari  1 , Stephen Machnicki, Leon Kurtz
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Case Reports

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome

Truptesh H Kothari et al. Can J Gastroenterol. 2011 Nov.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Longitudinal grey-scale ultrasound image demonstrating an aorta-superior mesenteric artery (SMA) angle of 18°
Figure 2
Figure 2
Longitudinal grey-scale ultrasound image showing an aorta-superior mesenteric artery (SMA) distance of 6 mm measured at the level of the duodenum
Figure 3
Figure 3
Sagittal maximum intensity projection image of aorta and superior mesenteric artery (SMA) showing a narrow aorta-SMA angle of 18°
Figure 4
Figure 4
Axial contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan showing a narrow aorta-superior mesenteric artery (SMA) distance of 5 mm
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