ReviewNutrients2024
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in Anorexia Nervosa: A Case Report and a Systematic Revision of the Literature.
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- Predictors of Successful Weight Restoration in the Treatment of Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder complicated by superior mesenteric artery syndrome in an adolescent male with Klinefelter syndrome: A case report.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- An Overlooked Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Obstruction in Children.Oman medical journal · 2026Article
- Persistent Vomiting and Epigastric Pain in an Adolescent: A Case of Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Unmasked.Reports (MDPI) · 2026Article
- Intestinal malrotation combined with superior mesenteric artery syndrome: a case report.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Surgical management of Wilkie syndrome in young patients: a systematic review and the first report of long-term endoscopic follow-up.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Complicated Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome.Cureus · 2025Article
- Clinical insights into Wilkie's syndrome: A case report and review of relevant literature.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy for superior mesenteric artery syndrome.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
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- Double trouble: A case report of concurrent superior mesenteric artery syndrome and nutcracker syndrome in a previously healthy young adult.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Understanding Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: Etiology, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Management.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundSuperior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare condition caused by the compression of the duodenum, which may occur in the case of fast weight loss. Currently, the relationship between superior mesenteric artery syndrome and anorexia nervosa is still unclear. The aim of this study is to identify the precocious clinical signs and symptoms of SMAS in patients affected by anorexia nervosa so as not to delay the diagnosis.
methodsWe present the clinical case of a young female patient with anorexia nervosa complicated by SMAS. We performed a literature review of SMAS in children affected by anorexia nervosa between 1962 and 2023, according to the PRISMA Extension Guide for Scoping Reviews.
resultsReviewing the literature, 11 clinical cases were described for the pediatric age. The median age at diagnosis was 17 years (ranging from 13 to 18 years). The diagnosis of SMAS may be challenging as symptoms overlap those of anorexia, but it should be kept in mind mostly in cases of post-prandial abdominal pain, anxiety or depression, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss.
conclusionEven specific clinical symptoms may act as flag tags to drive attention to this rare but potentially fatal condition.
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