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. 2017 Mar;13(3):192-194.

Celiac Axis Compression Syndrome: A Syndrome of Delayed Diagnosis?

Dhivya Prabhakar  1 , Deepak Venkat  2 , Gregory S Cooper  2
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Celiac Axis Compression Syndrome: A Syndrome of Delayed Diagnosis?

Dhivya Prabhakar et al. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 2017 Mar.
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Computed tomography scan showing a sagittal section through the celiac axis. Pictured is upsloping of the celiac artery with associated stenosis at the level of the celiac vessel origin and poststenotic dilation.
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