Biomaterial Database

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: an uncommon cause of upper intestinal obstruction. 2006

Zahid Niaz, and Farid Ahmad Chaudhary, and Javed Raza Gardazi

Department of Surgical Unit III, Services Hospital/SIMS, Lahore, Pakistan.

A previously healthy young boy who was operated for upper gastrointestinal obstruction, 12 weeks earlier, without relief of his symptoms of projectile bilious emesis and colicky pain, is described. He underwent upper gastrointestinal contrast studies, suggesting duodenal obstruction at its third part and superior mesenteric artery syndrome, which was confirmed by selective superior mesenteric arteriography. Duodenojejunostomy was carried out. The patient was symptom-free with normal built and growth after 4 years of follow-up.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007415	Intestinal Obstruction	Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL.	Intestinal Obstructions,Obstruction, Intestinal
D007582	Jejunostomy	Surgical formation of an opening through the ABDOMINAL WALL into the JEJUNUM, usually for enteral hyperalimentation.	Jejunostomies
D008297	Male		Males
D004385	Duodenostomy	Surgical formation of an opening into the DUODENUM.	Duodenostomies
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D013478	Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome	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.	Duodenal Compression Syndrome, Mesenteric,Mesenteric Duodenal Compression Syndrome,Cast Syndrome,Wilkie Syndrome,Syndrome, Cast,Syndrome, Wilkie
D016099	Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal	Endoscopic examination, therapy or surgery of the gastrointestinal tract.	Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal,Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery,Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgical Procedures,Procedure, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal, Surgical,Procedure, Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal, Surgical,Procedures, Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal,Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgeries,Endoscopies, Gastrointestinal,Gastrointestinal Endoscopies,Gastrointestinal Endoscopy,Gastrointestinal Surgeries, Endoscopic,Gastrointestinal Surgery, Endoscopic,Surgeries, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal,Surgery, Endoscopic Gastrointestinal