title: [The celiac trunk compression syndrome: a rare disease picture].
abstract: We report the case of a 49-year-old woman who complained of strong epigastric pain, emesis, diarrhea, and a weight reduction of 10 kg. The diagnosis of a coeliac axis compression syndrome was made based on a typical angiographic picture. Half a year after the operative resection of the median arcuate ligament and the coeliac plexus, the patient is completely symptom-free and her weight has increased by 4 kg. In our opinion, the most important prerequisite for the indication to operate is the careful exclusion of all other possible diagnoses in combination with all the typical findings.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemeine Chirurgie, Abdominal- und Gefässchirurgie, Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Homburg/Saar.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Feindt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Omlor
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Das Kompressionssyndrom des Truncus coeliacus: Ein seltenes Krankheitsbild.