Abstract | BACKGROUND:
Median arcuate ligament syndrome is a condition in which the median arcuate ligament crosses the aorta in a lower than normal position and compresses the celiac artery during respiration. The effects of compression are most notable during suspended expiration and when the patient is supine. Patients with median arcuate ligament syndrome present with postprandial abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and abdominal bruit. The compression leads to a narrowing of the artery, which could cause bowel ischemia, although this theory is controversial. Alternately, the median arcuate ligament could compress the celiac plexus, causing an inflammatory reaction from the nerves and producing a pain pattern that is similar to ischemia. DISCUSSION: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Jennifer Bagley, Elliott Stamile, Jeff L Berry, Dora DiGiacinto |
Journal | Radiologic technology
(Radiol Technol)
2015 Jan-Feb
Vol. 86
Issue 3
Pg. 238-45
ISSN: 1943-5657 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 25739105
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Arterial Occlusive Diseases
(diagnosis, physiopathology, surgery)
- Blood Flow Velocity
(physiology)
- Celiac Artery
(diagnostic imaging)
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Respiration
- Syndrome
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Ultrasonography, Doppler
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