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. 2017 Sep 5;5(3):2324709617728750.
doi: 10.1177/2324709617728750. eCollection 2017 Jul-Sep.

Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: It Is Not Always Gastritis

Aneesh Kuruvilla  1 , Ghulam Murtaza  1 , Ayesha Cheema  2 , Hafiz Muhammad Sharjeel Arshad  1
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Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: It Is Not Always Gastritis

Aneesh Kuruvilla et al. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. .

Abstract

Median arcuate ligament syndrome is a rare disorder that is clinically characterized by the triad of postprandial abdominal pain, weight loss, and often an abdominal bruit due to compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament. Given the nonspecific symptoms, this is a rare and difficult diagnosis to obtain. We present a patient with nonspecific abdominal pain in whom etiology was ultimately determined to be median arcuate ligament syndrome.

Keywords: abdominal pain; celiac artery compression syndrome; median arcuate ligament syndrome.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Mesenteric ultrasound of celiac artery with velocity of 320 cm/s.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Sagittal view of computer tomography angiography showing focal stenosis at proximal part of the celiac axis.
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