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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.
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6 entry terms
- Cast Syndrome
- Duodenal Compression Syndrome, Mesenteric
- Mesenteric Duodenal Compression Syndrome
- Wilkie Syndrome
- Syndrome, Cast
- Syndrome, Wilkie
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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91(80); was see under DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION 1980-90
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- Duodenal Obstruction (1966-1979)
- Mesenteric Arteries (1966-1979)
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- National Library of Medicine. Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013478. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013478
- Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_mesenteric_artery_syndrome
- Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1642206