ReviewCureus2023
Overview of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Narrative Review.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Outcomes in laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted surgery for median arcuate ligament syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Outcomes of surgical versus conservative treatment in pediatric median arcuate ligament syndrome.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2026Article
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- Hypoglycemia associated with median arcuate ligament syndrome surgery.JCEM case reports · 2026Article
- Collateral circulation as a possible predictor of symptomatic median arcuate ligament syndrome: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Open repair and subsequent stenting to treat median arcuate ligament syndrome secondary to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2026Article
- Robotic Surgery in the Treatment of Combined Wilkie's and Dunbar's Syndromes: A Case Report.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Laparoscopic Approach to Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Single-Center Experience.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Robotic Median Arcuate Ligament Release May Offer Superior Symptom Improvement to Laparoscopic Release.Annals of vascular surgery · 2026Article
- Median arcuate ligament syndrome with anomalous origin of the right inferior phrenic artery from the celiac artery: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Pancreatic Cancer with Concomitant Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome Requiring Arterial Reconstruction During Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Case Report: Recurrent peptic ulcer perforations-a possible role of median arcuate ligament syndrome.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Complications of Median arcuate ligament syndrome: age-independent but linked to celiac axis narrowing severity.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
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- A rare case of median arcuate ligament syndrome presenting with chronic abdominal pain managed surgically: A case report.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Median arcuate ligament syndrome in an old male: a case report with occlusion of celiac artery after stenting.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Chronic Abdominal Pain in Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge.Cureus · 2025Article
- Chronic Post-Prandial Epigastric Pain Associated with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome and Atherosclerosis of the Celiac Trunk in An Elderly Woman: A Case Report.The American journal of case reports · 2025Article
- A Case of a Right Gastric Artery Aneurysm Caused by the Collateral Flow Changes Due to the Coexistence of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome and a Celiac Artery Anomaly.Interventional radiology (Higashimatsuyama-shi (Japan) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a rare disorder caused primarily by compression of the celiac trunk by the median arcuate ligament (MAL). This disorder typically results in patients presenting with bloating, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. The MALS diagnosis is one of exclusion, as the disorder has no specific diagnostic criteria. Imaging modalities are often utilized to assist in making the diagnosis, such as ultrasound, computed tomography angiography (CTA), and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). These imaging modalities typically reveal a stenosed celiac artery with post-stenotic dilation in patients. This disorder is usually treated by dividing the MAL, thus relieving the compression of the celiac artery. The surgery may be done through either an open approach or a minimally invasive approach, which can be either laparoscopic or robot-assisted. Most patients respond well to this treatment, though certain factors that predict a poorer response to treatment include elderly age, a history of alcohol abuse, and psychiatric illness.
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