Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
"Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION by the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) which travels in the root of the MESENTERY and crosses over the DUODENUM. The syndrome is characterized by the dilated proximal duodenum and STOMACH, bloating, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, and VOMITING. Often it is observed in patient with body casts after spinal surgery.
| Descriptor ID |
D013478
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.275.395.890
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| Concept/Terms |
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome- Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
- Wilkie Syndrome
- Syndrome, Wilkie
- Mesenteric Duodenal Compression Syndrome
- Cast Syndrome
- Syndrome, Cast
- Duodenal Compression Syndrome, Mesenteric
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