Based on the patient's symptoms and the gastroscopic finding of gastric retention, superior mesenteric artery syndrome was suspected (see illustration). CT angiography of the abdominal vessels showed ...

Becca Finlay who was diagnosed with Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) says her life has been "ripped away".

Becca Finlay, from Gilmerton, was diagnosed with Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) in 2019 while she was studying ...

Nutcracker syndrome may go away as you grow taller or gain weight. This shift can naturally change the angle between your aorta and superior mesenteric artery, easing pressure on your left renal vein.

DISCUSSION. Anastomosis of an ileal pouch in the anal canal creates conditions for the accentuation of the angle between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. 1,3,4 In the current case, albeit ...

Friday, March 14, 2025. News & Perspective Drugs & Diseases CME & Education Video Decision Point Drugs & Diseases CME & Education Video Decision Point ...

Treating Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) SMAS is treated using inpatient medical management and, in severe cases, surgery. 1,2,3 Patients with SMAS are first given small meals and oral ...

Katie Shalka, 28, has had flank pain for nearly a decade, but doctors said it was likely "just bad periods." Now she's been diagnosed with nutcracker syndrome and needs expensive surgery.

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a condition that affects the duodenum — the section of the small intestine that joins the stomach. The syndrome is caused by the compressing of the ...

Seanna Potgieter, a 13-year-old girl from Fourways, has finally undergone life-changing surgery giving her a new lease on life. After a long struggle with superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome ...

A syndrome resulting from acute or chronic occlusion of the inferior mesenteric artery has received sporadic attention in the literature, 11,12 and a number of such cases have been reported.

The thirteen-year-old from Johannesburg has been diagnosed with superior mecentric artery (SMA) syndrome, also known as Wilkie's syndrome, and she can't remember not being in pain when she eats. Even ...