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Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome

Taimur Saleem  1 , Shravan Katta  2 , Donald T. Baril  3
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Celiac artery compression syndrome is also known as Dunbar syndrome or median arcuate ligament syndrome. It is a rare medical condition characterized by recurrent abdominal pain. The condition results from the compression of the celiac artery by a fibrous band of the diaphragm known as the median arcuate ligament. Lipshutz first reported the anatomical compression of the celiac artery in 1917. As a clinical entity, median arcuate ligament syndrome was first described by Harolja in 1963. Dunbar described the first clinical study on this entity in 1965.

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Disclosure: Taimur Saleem declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Shravan Katta declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Donald Baril declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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