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ArticleJournal of investigative medicine high impact case reports

Another Sherlock Holmes Mystery: Abdominal Pain Explained by Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome.

Andrew J Ortega, Hadiqa Memon, Bhavi Trivedi, Brian Davis, Richard McCallum

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Article in Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrew J OrtegaTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, TX, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6925-9884
Hadiqa MemonTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, TX, USA.
Bhavi TrivediTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, TX, USA.
Brian DavisTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, TX, USA.
Richard McCallumTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, TX, USA.
Texas Tech University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS), also known as celiac artery compression syndrome, is a rare gastrointestinal condition with an estimated incidence of 2 per 100 000 population. Predominantly in female patients, this syndrome is characterized by the compression of the celiac artery at its origin from the aorta by the median arcuate ligament, which at the same time is entrapping the celiac plexus, causing upper abdominal pain, notably postprandial pain, as well as nausea, vomiting, food aversion, and weight loss. We present a case of abdominal pain secondary to MALS that was appropriately diagnosed after requiring narcotic medication, which responded to surgical therapy.

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Median Arcuate Ligament SyndromeAbdominal PainCeliac ArteryFemaleHumansLigamentsNauseagastroenterologymedian arcuate ligament syndrome

Identifiers

PMID35313774
PMCPMC8948318
OpenAlexW4220774504

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