title: Functional duodenal obstruction (superior mesenteric artery or cast syndrome) in cerebral palsy.
abstract: An 8-yr-old girl with cerebral palsy who was chronically malnourished presented with functional duodenal obstruction (superior mesenteric artery or cast syndrome) proven by barium meal. Six months of feeding through a fluoroscopically positioned gastrojejunal tube generated sufficient weight gain and increase in body bulk to cure the functional obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vaisman
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stringer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pencharz
mesh_terms: D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology*