A case of superior mesenteric artery syndrome |
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| Authors: | Shiavax J Rao Pallavi Lakra Kalyan Paudel Christopher J Haas |
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| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Medicine, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, MedStar Health Internal Medicine Residency Program, Baltimore, MD, USA;bDepartment of Radiology, MedStar Harbor Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA;cDepartment of Medicine, MedStar Health, Baltimore, MD, USA;dDepartment of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA |
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| Abstract: | Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome, also known as Cast syndrome, Wilkie''s syndrome, or duodenal ileus, is a rare condition involving compression of the duodenum between the aorta and the SMA, primarily attributed to loss of the intervening mesenteric fat pad. Clinical symptoms include postprandial epigastric abdominal pain, nausea, emesis, and weight loss. At-risk individuals include those with rapid weight loss, debilitating illness, malignancy, malabsorption syndromes, trauma, neurologic injury, eating disorders, and substance abuse. Here, we present a case of SMA syndrome in a 24-year-old woman presenting with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain who improved with conservative management. |
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| Keywords: | Superior mesenteric artery syndrome SMA syndrome Superior mesenteric artery Duodenum Duodenal ileus Wilkie''s syndrome Cast syndrome |
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