ArticleSaudi medical journal2021
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: An often overlooked cause of abdominal pain!
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Superior mesenteric artery syndrome following spine surgery in idiopathic adolescent scoliosis: a systematic review.European journal of medical research · 2024Pooled it
- Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Across Adulthood: A Retrospective Clinicoradiological Case Series.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- An Overlooked Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Obstruction in Children.Oman medical journal · 2026Article
- Complicated Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome.Cureus · 2025Article
- Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in a Young Woman: A Case Report From Low-Resource Settings.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- An uncommon cause of sub-acute intestinal obstruction in young adult: Wilkie's syndrome.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
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- Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome as a Rare Cause of Postoperative Intractable Vomiting: A Case Report.Clinical and experimental gastroenterology · 2023Article
- Diurnal Fasting During Ramadan Leading to Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome.ACG case reports journal · 2022Article
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the prevalence of superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome in patients presenting with abdominal pains, and to evaluate computed tomographic (CT) findings needed for its diagnosis.
methodsThis retrospective record-based study was carried out at the radiology department, from January 2016 to January 2021. All young patients (aged under 25) who underwent CT scans for abdominal pains were reviewed. Post-surgery, tumor, and trauma cases were excluded. Imaging findings for SMA syndrome were recorded as 'suggestive' (reduced aortomesenteric angle and distance with proximal duodenal dilatation), 'possible' (reduced angle and distance without proximal duodenal dilatation) and 'probable' (reduction of either angle or distance). Two radiologists interpreted the findings and consensus reporting was made. Diagnoses were confirmed on clinical grounds (symptomatic improvement by specific treatment and exclusion of other diagnoses), or barium studies. Imaging findings were compared to final diagnoses. McNemar's Chi-square test was used to determine association.
resultsOut of 141 patients (mean age=10.8, standard deviation=4), 7 (4.9%) patients mostly females were having SMA syndromes based on 'suggestive' imaging criteria (
conclusionSuperior mesenteric artery syndrome is not an uncommon condition and should be considered in differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in young patients after excluding other diagnoses.
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