["Cast syndrome"].
The term "cast syndrome" (also called Wilkie's syndrome or superior mesenteric artery syndrome) means an intestinal obstruction caused by a duodenal vascular compression from the superior mesenteric artery. A case of this rare syndrome is reported in a 12-year-old child associated with the treatment by a plastered cast for idiopathic scoliosis. The pathogenesis, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment are described.
Gherardi
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Divisione di Chirurgia I, Azienda USL 33, Ospedale di Rho, Milano.
Musazzi
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000628:therapy; D013478:Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy